Full Text of SR0680 093rd General Assembly
SR0680 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Edward Koranda, CDR-USNR, | 4 |
| of Zion on Monday, August 30, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Koranda was born on June 30, 1918 in Berwyn; | 6 |
| he graduated from Northern Illinois University with a | 7 |
| bachelor's degree and Northwestern University with a master's | 8 |
| degree; on April 11, 1963, he married Lorna V. Plummer Whitten; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, For 38 years, Mr. Koranda taught chemistry and | 11 |
| physics at Zion-Benton Township High School; he was a member of | 12 |
| the Lake County Retired Teachers Association, and a former | 13 |
| Winthrop Harbor and Zion School Board Member; he was involved | 14 |
| in the Veteran's Association of U.S.S. Iowa, North Shore and | 15 |
| Chicago Military Officers Association, Navy League, and the | 16 |
| Fleet Reserve Association; he served as a past board member of | 17 |
| Family Services, was a founding member of the Winthrop Harbor | 18 |
| Volunteer Fire Fighters, a former Waste Management Board | 19 |
| member, and was a retired officer of the U.S. Navy; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Koranda has been deeply felt by | 21 |
| many, especially his wife, Lorna V. Plummer Whitten Koranda; | 22 |
| his daughters, Janet Whitten (Owen) Kinsman, Kris Koranda | 23 |
| (Gale) Moline, and Patti Koranda (Bob) Wills; his | 24 |
| grandchildren, Tami Kinsman (Dan) Imbery and Rob Kinsman; and | 25 |
| his great grandchildren, Alyssa and Hailey Imbery; he was | 26 |
| preceded in death by his first wife, Frances Schwab; his step | 27 |
| son, Robert Whitten; his brothers, Tony, Vincent, and Erwin | 28 |
| Koranda; and his parents, Anton and Josepha (Knez) Koranda; | 29 |
| therefore, be it | 30 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 31 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Edward Koranda, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 2 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Koranda as an expression of our | 6 |
| sincerest condolences.
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