Full Text of SR1828 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Stanley F. "Stan" Jozwiak of Woodstock, | 4 | | who passed away on May 27, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak was born in LaSalle to Stanley and | 6 | | Edith Jozwiak on May 9, 1927; he was educated in LaSalle and | 7 | | attended St. Joseph Grade School and St. Bede Academy, where he | 8 | | excelled academically while participating in sports; he | 9 | | achieved the Life Rank in the Boy Scouts and was an avid | 10 | | weightlifter, amateur boxer, and member of the LaSalle Barbell | 11 | | Club; after graduating in 1945, he enlisted in the United | 12 | | States Marine Corps, the United States Navy, and the Marine | 13 | | Corp Reserve; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak was a proud Marine and participated | 15 | | in the occupation of China at the close of World War II; he was | 16 | | called back to serve in the Korean Conflict, while attending | 17 | | the University of Illinois-Champaign; he had attended | 18 | | LaSalle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College, now known as Illinois | 19 | | Valley Community College, where he played football; he finished | 20 | | his education at Bradley University and earned a Bachelor of | 21 | | Science in Business Administration; he married Mary Ann | 22 | | Schlosser in Peru at St. Mary's Church on October 11, 1952; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak started his career at Illinois Bell, | 2 | | while attending school on the GI Bill; he held various | 3 | | management positions throughout the State during his 38-year | 4 | | career; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak was active in the Rotary Club, the | 6 | | Lions Club, and the Chamber of Commerce; he participated in | 7 | | many charitable events and coached St. Mary's football, Little | 8 | | League, and Teener League; he was also involved in Boy Scouts | 9 | | and the Marian Central High School's Fathers Club; he belonged | 10 | | to the China Marine Association and enjoyed attending yearly | 11 | | reunions; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak was a loyal fan of the Chicago Cubs, | 13 | | and in his younger years, he and his friends enjoyed their | 14 | | weekend excursions to the Chicago Bears games; he also enjoyed | 15 | | attending his grandchildren's concerts, dance performances, | 16 | | and sporting events; he looked forward to the second Wednesday | 17 | | of each month, when he and the Telephone Pioneers met for their | 18 | | monthly luncheon; he was a great mentor, friend, father, and | 19 | | husband; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak was preceded in death by his sisters, | 21 | | Nancy Jozwiak and Jean (Bud) Block; his son, John Jozwiak; and | 22 | | his granddaughter, Amy (Michael) Thornton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stan Jozwiak is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; | 2 | | his children, Susan (Dave) Sweet, Robert (Suzanne) Jozwiak, | 3 | | Steven (Sara) Jozwiak, Julie Jozwiak, and Janet Jozwiak; his | 4 | | seven grandchildren, his four great-grandchildren; and his | 5 | | brother, James (Joan) Jozwiak; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Stanley F. "Stan" Jozwiak and extend our sincere condolences to | 9 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Stan Jozwiak as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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