Full Text of SR0425 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Harry Isamu Sakai of Schaumburg, who | 4 | | passed away on July 16, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Sakai was born to Isamu and Machiko | 6 | | (Hoshiyama) Sakai in Chicago on October 8, 1946; he was raised | 7 | | in Chicago and graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High | 8 | | School in 1964; he earned his Associate in Arts in Accounting | 9 | | from Wright Junior College, his Bachelor of Arts from the | 10 | | University of Illinois at Chicago, and his Master of Business | 11 | | Administration from Lewis University; he and his wife, Sharon | 12 | | Kilkenny, moved to Schaumburg at the end of 1975; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Harry Sakai was a Certified Public Accountant | 14 | | (CPA), using his attention to detail and love of numbers to | 15 | | serve as an accountant and later as finance director in local | 16 | | village governments; he began his career as accountant for a | 17 | | food processor in Kodiak, Alaska, and he ended his career as | 18 | | the finance director for the Village of Hanover Park; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Harry Sakai became interested in martial arts in | 20 | | his 30s; he joined Shotokan Karate and became a black belt; he | 21 | | also practiced Iaido and earned a black belt in this art; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Harry Sakai became an avid | 2 | | gardener, and he especially enjoyed planting bulbs in the fall | 3 | | to grow into a beautiful display in the spring; he also enjoyed | 4 | | taking trips to Las Vegas every year and was an avid fan of | 5 | | singer Petula Clark; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Harry Sakai was preceded in death by his parents; | 7 | | his sister, Peggy; and his brother-in-law, Mike Waters; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Harry Sakai was the husband of Sharon Kilkenny | 9 | | for almost 51 years; the brother of Janet (Rich) Pultorak; the | 10 | | brother-in-law of Kathleen Kilkenny; the uncle of Sue (Mike) | 11 | | Stonequist and Cyndi (Matt) Ozimek; the granduncle of Brendan, | 12 | | Connor, and Abby Stonequist and Jonathan and Nicholas Ozimek; | 13 | | and the friend of many; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Harry Isamu Sakai and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Harry Sakai as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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