Full Text of SR2283 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 John C. Zickus, who passed away on June | 4 | | 18, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Zickus was born in Waukegan to John and | 6 | | Monica (Masilionas) Zickus on October 15, 1937; he married | 7 | | Diane Murtha on January 14, 1961; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, At a young age, John Zickus was apprenticed as a | 9 | | union carpenter and became a fine craftsman, known for his | 10 | | skill and attention to detail; he joined the Waukegan Fire | 11 | | Department in 1964, where he spent 26 years; he retired as a | 12 | | lieutenant and assistant shift commander in 1990; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Zickus was proud of his Lithuanian heritage | 14 | | and its language, culture, and hearty food, and he loved to | 15 | | share it with family and friends on holidays; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, John Zickus loved fishing for walleye, and his | 17 | | family spent many happy vacations at his favorite spot at Woman | 18 | | Lake in Longville, Minnesota; he also enjoyed hunting pheasant | 19 | | with his best canine pal, "Misty", for 16 years; his favorite | 20 | | passion was gardening, where he was renown for his abundance of | 21 | | vegetables; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Zickus was preceded in death by his parents | 2 | | and his stepfather, John Butkus; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Zickus is survived by his wife of 57 years, | 4 | | Diane; his daughters, Karen (Jim) Avery and Monica Zickus; his | 5 | | grandchildren, Adam (Jessica), Alec, and Madison Avery; his | 6 | | great-grandchildren, Lucy Louise Avery; his half-sister, Rose | 7 | | (Jim) Huisel; his nephews, Steven and Jonathon Huisel; his | 8 | | brother-in-law, Denny (Judy) Murtha; his sister-in-law, Linda | 9 | | Sack; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | John C. Zickus and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of John Zickus as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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