Full Text of SR0054 97th 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
A.C. "Junie" Bartulis, who passed away on | 4 | | January 31, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis was born on December 9, 1927, in | 6 | | Benld; his parents were August Bartulis, Sr. and Margaret | 7 | | (Baltruszis) Bartulis; he married Mary Bartulis on July 12, | 8 | | 1952, in Gillespie; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis served his country with pride and | 10 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army shortly after | 11 | | World War II and again during the Korean Conflict; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis was a lifelong resident of Benld; he | 13 | | owned and managed the Wayside Garage and Service Station; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis had a long and distinguished career | 15 | | in politics; he began his political career in 1966 as the | 16 | | Macoupin County Treasurer; in November of 1970, he won a seat | 17 | | in the old 53rd District of the Illinois House of | 18 | | Representatives, where he served from 1971 to 1973; after | 19 | | redistricting, he represented the 49th House District, and from | 20 | | 1973 to 1975, served as Senator in the 49th District; after an | 21 | | electoral defeat in 1974, he regained his seat in the 49th |
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| 1 | | House District in 1976; after another electoral defeat in 1978, | 2 | | he ran again in 1980 and won, remaining in the position until | 3 | | 1983; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis was involved in several business | 5 | | organizations and the American Legion Post 0554 of Carlinville, | 6 | | where he was a member for the past 37 years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis enjoyed racing stock cars in the | 8 | | downstate stock car circuits; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis was preceded in death by his parents | 10 | | and his brother, Vince Bartulis; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A.C. Bartulis is survived by his wife, Mary; his | 12 | | daughters, Gaye Bartulis and Lisa Bartulis; and his | 13 | | granddaughter, Sierra August Bartulis; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 | | his family and friends, the passing of A.C. "Junie" Bartulis; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of A.C. Bartulis as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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