Full Text of HR0638 95th General Assembly
HR0638 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The institution of marriage is one of the
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| cornerstones upon which our society is built, and a marriage
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| that has achieved a notable longevity is truly a model for the
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| people of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 7 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate George and Demetra | 8 |
| Futris on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, George C. Futris was born July 4, 1921 in Evanston | 10 |
| to Greek immigrants, Constantine and Valsamo Futris; Demetra | 11 |
| Psyhogios, the daughter of Greek immigrants Peter and Petrula | 12 |
| Psyhogios, was born on March 20, 1922 in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, George Futris attended Marshall High School on | 14 |
| Chicago's west side; he worked as a milkman at Mid-City Dairy; | 15 |
| during the Second World War, he served in the Army Air Corps as | 16 |
| a sergeant in the 310th Airdrome Squad Training Command in the | 17 |
| China-Burma-India theater; he returned home on January 5, 1946; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Demetra Futris graduated from Lucy Flower High | 20 |
| School and Wright Junior College in Chicago; during the Second | 21 |
| World War, she managed a pool of 100 secretaries for the |
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| Insurance Division of the United States Army; and
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| WHEREAS, George and Demetra Futris met in the spring of | 3 |
| 1946 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago's | 4 |
| Austin neighborhood, where they enjoyed each other's company at | 5 |
| a variety of young adult activities sponsored by the church; on | 6 |
| Christmas Eve of 1946, George waited for Demetra on the steps | 7 |
| of the church to give her a gift; before he could give it to | 8 |
| her, he asked for a penny because the brooch and matching | 9 |
| earrings had sharp points; it was then that George asked | 10 |
| Demetra to go on their first official date; on that first date, | 11 |
| on January 4, 1947, George proposed and Demetra accepted; they | 12 |
| were married on September 21, 1947 at the Assumption Church in | 13 |
| Chicago, surrounded by family and friends; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, George and Demetra Futris have been retired since | 15 |
| 1990; after his return from the U.S. Army, George went back to | 16 |
| work at Mid-City Dairy until 1962, when he bought a diner at | 17 |
| 5840 W. Roosevelt Road in Chicago; Big George's became a | 18 |
| neighborhood institution and was well known for its chili, | 19 |
| which was named one of the top five in the Chicago area in Pat | 20 |
| Bruno's Best of Chicago book and in Bruno's and other food | 21 |
| critics' columns over many years; George and Demetra sold the | 22 |
| business and their home and retired to an active adult | 23 |
| community in Plainfield in 1990; they still reside in their | 24 |
| Plainfield home; and
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| WHEREAS, During their 60 years of marriage, George and | 2 |
| Demetra Futris have had three children; the oldest, Valerie | 3 |
| Christine, has been married to Dean A. Dranias for 37 years and | 4 |
| has one son, Patrick Terrance, and a grandson, Skyler; their | 5 |
| second child, Dean George, has been married to Denise Kanton | 6 |
| for almost 34 years and has three children, Lauren, Logan Dean, | 7 |
| and Dana; their youngest child, Peter George, has been married | 8 |
| to Marcey Donlan for 22 years and has two daughters, Ashley Ann | 9 |
| and Katie Rose; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, George and Demetra Futris will celebrate this | 11 |
| auspicious anniversary with their family and close friends at a | 12 |
| luncheon on August 12, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The respect for marriage reaches one of its
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| highest plateaus when a couple such as George and Demetra | 15 |
| celebrate
their diamond wedding anniversary; George and | 16 |
| Demetra stand as
examples of the best of our society, and their | 17 |
| love and
devotion to each other and to their family and friends | 18 |
| serve as
a reminder to all that hard work, dedication, and love | 19 |
| can make
a difference in today's world; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate George and Demetra Futris on the occasion of their |
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| sixtieth wedding anniversary; that we commend them for | 2 |
| achieving a long and happy marriage, blessed with children, | 3 |
| grandchildren, and rich in friendships; and that we wish them | 4 |
| happiness and good health in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to George and Demetra Futris as a symbol of our | 7 |
| esteem and respect.
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