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92_HR1111

 
                                                LB9218224HShs

 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish  to  express our sincere condolences to
 4    the family and friends of John Ziemkowski, who passed away on
 5    July 19, 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS, John "Jack" Ziemkowski was a retired Cook County
 7    Sheriff's police officer with thirty years of service; and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Ziemkowski was born on October 20,  1940  in
 9    Chicago  to  John  H. and Helene Ziemkowski; he married JoAnn
10    Piwkiewicz on September 14, 1963 in Chicago; and

11        WHEREAS, Mr. Ziemkowski graduated from Gordon  Tech  High
12    School  in  1958;  following  graduation, he attended Chicago
13    Barber School; and

14        WHEREAS, Mr. Ziemkowski joined the Cook County  Sheriff's
15    Police  Department  under  Sheriff Richard Ogilvie on June 6,
16    1966; and

17        WHEREAS, Mr. Ziemkowski served with great distinction for
18    thirty  years  under  five  sheriffs  of  Cook  County,   the
19    Honorable  Richard  Ogilvie,  the Honorable Joseph Woods, the
20    Honorable Richard Elrod, the Honorable James O'Grady, and the
21    Honorable Michael Sheahan; and

22        WHEREAS, In 2001, Jack and JoAnn Ziemkowski were  honored
23    for 38 years of marriage; and

24        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Ziemkowski was an avid outdoorsman and his
25    hobbies included power walking, fishing, and golf; he  was  a
26    Eucharistic  minister  and  member  of  St.  Jude the Apostle
27    Catholic Church in Dolton; and

28        WHEREAS, The passing of John "Jack"  Ziemkowski  will  be
29    deeply  felt  by  all  who know and loved him, especially his
30    wife JoAnn; his sons Mark (wife, Valerie)  and  Kevin  (wife,
 
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 1    Colleen);  his daughter, Paula (husband, Zeek) Dominguez; his
 2    mother, Helene; his mother-in-law, Adeline; his aunt,  Martha
 3    Penn;  his  uncles,  the  Most  Reverend  Thad Jakubowski and
 4    Edward Jakubowski; and his  grandchildren  John,  Ann,  Lisa,
 5    Gisele, Nicholas, and Zoe; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 7    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 8    we mourn, along with all who knew  him,  the  death  of  John
 9    "Jack" Ziemkowski of South Holland; and be it further

10        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
11    presented to the family of John "Jack"  Ziemkowski  with  our
12    sincere condolences.

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