Full Text of HR0087 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Erwin J. | 4 | | Korczynski of Chicago, who passed away on January 5, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on March 30, 1942; his | 6 | | father, Edwin W., and mother, Helen V., owned and operated | 7 | | Helen's Restaurant in Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 153 and | 9 | | attained the rank of Life Scout; he was a graduate of Lane | 10 | | Technical High School in Chicago, class of 1960, and was a | 11 | | member of the Lane Technical Track and Field Team, lettering in | 12 | | the sport; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He marched in the Chicago Cavaliers, located in | 14 | | Logan Square, during the "Golden Years" between 1956 and 1963; | 15 | | he attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and then | 16 | | enrolled in the Priesthood at St. Ambrose Seminary; he | 17 | | interrupted his education and enlisted in the United States | 18 | | Marine Corps in 1963; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, During the Vietnam War he served with the
Marine | 20 | | Attack Squadron VMA 131 and attained the rank of Sergeant; he | 21 | | served as a Blue and Gold Officer for the United States Naval |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, He acted as Captain and Pilot in Command for | 3 | | Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida; Evergreen Airlines in | 4 | | Portland, Oregon; Emirates Airlines in Dubai, United Arab | 5 | | Emirates; Saudi Airlines in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Air Lanka in | 6 | | Colombo, Sri Lanka; USAfrica in Cape Town, South Africa; and | 7 | | EVA Air in Taipei, Taiwan; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was type rated in Boeing 727 and 757, Airbus | 9 | | 300 and 310, and McDonell Douglas MD-11; he acted as Pilot in | 10 | | Command flying twenty-five Combat Missions during Operations | 11 | | Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, He loved his second-generation Polish heritage; | 13 | | he is survived by his twin brother, Edwin J. "Ski" Korczynski; | 14 | | his wife, Henrietta; his daughters, Elizabeth J. and Kriesten; | 15 | | his sons, Ryan J. and Christian J.; his friends; and all those | 16 | | whose lives he touched; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 20 | | Erwin Korczynski; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Erwin Korczynski as a symbol of our | 2 | | sincere sympathy and esteem.
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