Full Text of SR0740 100th 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 George Samuelian of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on June 30, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Samuelian was born in Waukegan to Bedros | 6 | | and Kouhar Samuelian on January 1, 1932, the first baby born in | 7 | | Waukegan in 1932; he attended Andrew Cooke Grade School and | 8 | | graduated from Waukegan Township High School in January of | 9 | | 1949; he served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 | 10 | | during the Korean War; he used the GI Bill to earn his | 11 | | bachelor's degree in education from Western Illinois | 12 | | University; he earned his master's degree in administration | 13 | | from Northern Illinois University; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, George Samuelian started his teaching career in | 15 | | Waukegan School District #60 in 1960; in 1972, he became the | 16 | | principal of North Elementary School; he retired in 1992 after | 17 | | 32 years in the district; after retirement, he worked as a | 18 | | substitute principal for many years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, George Samuelian was a founding member of St. | 20 | | George Armenian Apostolic Church in Waukegan, where he served | 21 | | as the treasurer for 25 years; he enjoyed vacationing in | 22 | | Florida with his friends and spending summers at Brentwood |
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| 1 | | Pool; he was an avid Chicago sports fan and was especially | 2 | | excited to see his beloved Cubs win the World Series in 2016; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, George Samuelian was preceded in death by his | 5 | | wife, Vivian (Merlo); his parents; his sisters, Rose (Ed) | 6 | | LaMartin and Mary (John) Boyajian; and his sister-in-law, Anne | 7 | | Samuelian; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, George Samuelian is survived by his sons, George | 9 | | Mark Samuelian, John Samuel (Patty) Samuelian, and Edward Paul | 10 | | (Renee) Samuelian; his grandchildren, Jack and Gina Samuelian; | 11 | | his brother, Sam Samuelian; his brothers-in-law, Frank (Pat) | 12 | | Merlo and Joe (Linda) Merlo; his sisters-in-law, Margaret | 13 | | (Bill) Creamer and Mary (Peyton) Metzel; many nieces and | 14 | | nephews; and a special caregiver that was with the family for | 15 | | over 20 years, Donna Flis; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | George Samuelian, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of George Samuelian as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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