Full Text of SR0215 94th General Assembly
SR0215 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of the George S. Kapas of | 4 |
| Plano on Friday, October 29, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 21, 1926, in Chicago to | 6 |
| Spiros "Steve" and Helen (Malady) Kapas; he was the sweetheart | 7 |
| of the Class of 1944 of Ottawa High School; he received his | 8 |
| Master of Education Degree from the University of Illinois in | 9 |
| Champaign; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the | 11 |
| United States Navy, having served in the Orient during World | 12 |
| War II; he was united in marriage on August 21, 1960, in | 13 |
| Chicago to the former Pauline Sainas, and they spent the next | 14 |
| 44 happy years together; and
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| WHEREAS, During his younger years, Mr. Kapas was both a | 16 |
| science teacher and basketball coach in Mazon; then from 1960 | 17 |
| to 2004, he and Paulina were the owners and operators of the | 18 |
| Town and Country Restaurant in Plano; he enjoyed the art of | 19 |
| conversation and was an extremely good listener; he was always | 20 |
| very interested in the lives of other people; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the St. Athanasios Greek | 22 |
| Orthodox Church in Aurora and was a former member of both the | 23 |
| Lions Club and the Plano American Legion Post #395 in Plano; he | 24 |
| was a loving husband, father, son, and friend who will be | 25 |
| deeply missed by all who knew him; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George S. Kapas has been deeply | 27 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Pauline Kapas; his children, | 28 |
| Steve Kapas, Sue Kapas, and Helen (Tim) Erdman; and his many | 29 |
| friends; he was preceded in death by his parents; therefore, be | 30 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| George S. Kapas, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 4 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 8 |
| condolences.
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