Full Text of HR0301 94th General Assembly
HR0301 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with deep sadness of the death of | 4 |
| Edward J. Moskal on Tuesday, March 22, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Edward J. Moskal was born in Chicago on May 21, | 6 |
| 1924, to Sophie (Grzyb) and Joseph Moskal; he attended St. John | 7 |
| Cantius School; following his formal education and three years | 8 |
| in the United States Army, he returned home to begin his | 9 |
| illustrious career with the Polish National Alliance (PNA), | 10 |
| which he joined in 1942; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Moskal married Wanda Sadlik on November 21, | 12 |
| 1946; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Moskal had served as President of the PNA | 14 |
| since 1988; prior to his presidency, he was elected a PNA | 15 |
| National Director in 1963 and became National Treasurer in | 16 |
| 1967, in which office he served until his election as | 17 |
| President; he was also elected as President of the Polish | 18 |
| American Congress in 1988 and served in that office until his | 19 |
| death; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, President Lech Walesa awarded him the highest | 21 |
| civilian honor of the Republic of Poland, the Commander's Cross | 22 |
| with Star; he was also made an honorary citizen of the city of | 23 |
| Krakow, Poland; the title of Honorary Doctor was bestowed upon | 24 |
| him by the University of Poznan Medical School in 1997; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, At a private audience with the late Pope John Paul | 26 |
| II on December 4, 1997, Mr. Moskal had the opportunity to | 27 |
| discuss Polish and Polish American matters with the Holy Father | 28 |
| and to gain his insights and advice; he was reelected President | 29 |
| of the Polish National Alliance for another four-year term in | 30 |
| September of 2003; and |
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| WHEREAS, His term as President was marked by many | 2 |
| innovations and advancements at the PNA; among other things, he | 3 |
| instituted a complete computerization of the Home Office in | 4 |
| Chicago, making it a state-of-the-art operation; it was also a | 5 |
| period in which other smaller Polish American fraternal groups | 6 |
| merged with the PNA, which had become the largest ethnic | 7 |
| fraternal organization in the United States; he completed the | 8 |
| initiation of broadcasting by radio station WPNA (1490 AM) in | 9 |
| the Chicago area; determined to secure the financial | 10 |
| independence and growth of the PNA, he expanded the interests | 11 |
| to the organization to include banking institutions under the | 12 |
| name of Alliance FSB with branches in Niles and Chicago; | 13 |
| constantly interested in keeping current with modern trends, he | 14 |
| led the PNA into the new world of Internet communications with | 15 |
| the creation of a website and widespread e-mail correspondence; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Moskal was blessed with organizational | 18 |
| talent, executive expertise, realistic optimism, genuine | 19 |
| enthusiasm, a Christian disposition, and gentlemanly | 20 |
| constitution; he lived out the ideals of his heritage, the | 21 |
| mission of his fraternal, and the vision of his heart's | 22 |
| dedication; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Edward J. Moskal has been deeply | 24 |
| felt by many, especially his wife, Wanda (nee Sadlik); his | 25 |
| daughter Pamela (Dennis) Komorowski; his brother, Chester | 26 |
| (Joan) Moskal; his sister, Irene DelGiudice; his | 27 |
| granddaughters, Joyce (Joseph) Selby, Mary (Dariusz) | 28 |
| Wieczorkiewicz, and Lisa Komorowski; his great-grandchildren, | 29 |
| Joseph, Jason, and Jamie Selby, and Ryan Wieczorkiewicz; and | 30 |
| his numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins; therefore, be it | 31 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 32 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Edward J. Moskal, and we extend our | 2 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 3 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 6 |
| condolences for their loss.
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