Full Text of SR0630 99th 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 Thaddeus C. "Ted" Tyska, who passed away | 4 | | on May 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ted Tyska was born in Chicago on August 15, 1923 | 6 | | to Francis and Harriet (nee Dobkowski) Tyska; he attended | 7 | | Catholic grade school and graduated from Wells High School, | 8 | | lettering in swimming (even swimming in the Chicago River);
he | 9 | | joined the United States Army Air Corps and became a field | 10 | | lineman in the 342nd infantry, serving in France, Austria, and | 11 | | Germany; he received a Bronze Star and Combat Infantry Badge | 12 | | among other ribbons and medals; he returned home and after a | 13 | | short time went back to serving his country in the Pacific | 14 | | Theater in the Phillipines; he was discharged as a Private | 15 | | First Class in March of 1946; he married Therese Mary Adamski | 16 | | on November 22, 1947 at St. Fidelis Church in Chicago; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ted Tyska attended the University of South Dakota | 18 | | at Vermillion, studying electrical engineering; he graduated | 19 | | from DeVry Technical Institute and went on to work at the Crane | 20 | | Company in the foundry and as an electrician working to start | 21 | | the union; he became a federal employee in the General Services | 22 | | Administration elevator division where he developed the | 23 | | Fireman's Code for elevators; he was a member of the |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ted Tyska enjoyed swimming at the Chicago and | 3 | | Crystal Lake YMCA, the Holiday Inn Club One, and the Health | 4 | | Bridge; he also enjoyed dancing, cooking, and pointing out | 5 | | nature; he also enjoyed watching TV programs about politics, | 6 | | nature, science, baseball, and golf; he was a member of the | 7 | | Church of Holy Apostles and felt that family was truly | 8 | | important; he was a member of the American Legion; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ted Tyska was preceded in death by his wife, | 10 | | Therese; his parents; his brothers, Casimer and Stan; his | 11 | | sister-in-law, Dorothy; and his brother-in-law, Richard Kelly; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ted Tyska is survived by his children, Barbara, | 14 | | Dan (Pat), Jim (Theresa), and Tom (Vanessa) Tyska; his | 15 | | brothers, Edwin (Carol), Frank (Mary), and Chet (Kathy) Tyska; | 16 | | his sister, Maryann Kelly; his sister-in-law, Peg Tyska; and | 17 | | many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, | 18 | | great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Thaddeus C. "Ted" Tyska, and extend our sincere condolences to | 22 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Ted Tyska as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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