Full Text of SR0830 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 Jennie J. Zabukovec of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on June 5, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on December 18, 1928, in North | 6 | | Chicago, to Joseph and Johanna Zalaznik; she graduated from | 7 | | Waukegan Township High School in 1946; she was a member of the | 8 | | History Club; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, She worked for Great Lakes Naval Training Center | 10 | | before and after the birth of her children; she worked as a | 11 | | secretary for the Chaplain Service during the Vietnam War, and | 12 | | was instrumental in providing letters and food for the soldiers | 13 | | and injured veterans at Great Lakes Naval Hospital; she also | 14 | | worked for Fiscal Service as an Accounting Clerk; she retired | 15 | | from the Naval Training Center, and then worked as a lunchroom | 16 | | supervisor for the Waukegan School System; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Her faith guided her throughout her life; she was | 18 | | a member of Mother of God Church, where she and her husband | 19 | | co-chaired dinner dances; as a member of St. Dismas Parish, she | 20 | | was actively involved with the Women's Club, funeral lunches, | 21 | | crafts for the bazaars, and the rummage sales; she was honored | 22 | | as the 2002 Woman of the Year for the St. Dismas Women's Club; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, She was a member of the Slovenic National Home | 3 | | Society and St. Joseph's KSKJ Lodge 53; she played basketball | 4 | | in many KSKJ tournaments; she had a great love of family, the | 5 | | church, crocheting, crafts, gardening, baking, and cooking; | 6 | | her kitchen table was always surrounded by friends and family, | 7 | | and full of wonderful food and drink; she was a second mother | 8 | | to many, and she was a great friend; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, She carried on many Slovenian traditions and | 10 | | passed along her secret recipes; in 2011, she traveled with | 11 | | family to the birthplace of her parents; she enjoyed following | 12 | | the Cubs with her husband in their personal Sky Box, and she | 13 | | loved to sing and dance, especially polkas and the Chicken | 14 | | Dance; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her beloved husband | 16 | | of over 62 years, John Zabukovec; her parents, Joseph and | 17 | | Johanna Zalaznik; her sisters-in-law, Mildred Terchek and | 18 | | Alice Pasiewicz; and her brothers-in-law, Edward Pasiewicz and | 19 | | John Terchek; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jennie Zabukovec is survived by her daughters, | 21 | | Jamie Zabukovec (Larry Thompson), Judy Derra, Janice (Richard) | 22 | | Davis, and Julie Zabukovec (Rob McKay); she will be dearly |
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| 1 | | missed by her grandchildren, Tesia Derra (Agim Alijoski) and | 2 | | Meredith and John Tanner Davis; as well as her | 3 | | great-grandchildren, Adelina, Bekim, and Lule Alijoski; she is | 4 | | also survived by her brother, Fred (Marie) Zalaznik, and her | 5 | | sister-in-law, MaryAnne (Albert) Gilbert; she was loved by many | 6 | | nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, Janet | 7 | | (Marty) Anderson, Larry (Debbie), Gerry, and John Zalaznik, | 8 | | Joan (Bill) Marsh, Eddie (Gail) Pasiewicz, Geri Gilbert, Bill | 9 | | (Jeannie) Marsh, Theresa (John) Brouillard, Michael, Lindy, | 10 | | Eric, Torie, and Alex Pasiewicz; and many other relatives; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | her family and friends, the passing of Jennie Zabukovec; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Jennie Zabukovec as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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