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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives  are
 3    pleased  to  recognize  Dr. Roman P. Smyk of Coal City on the
 4    occasion of his retirement after 50 years of service  to  the
 5    community; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Dr.  Smyk  was  born  in  the  Ukraine  and was
 7    educated there through high school; he  studied  medicine  in
 8    Poland   and   Germany  and  he  graduated  from  the  Berlin
 9    University School of Medicine; and

10        WHEREAS, To avoid the brutal Soviet regime, Dr. Smyk came
11    to the United States in 1950; he worked in Syracuse, New York
12    before going on to Chicago's postgraduate medical schools  in
13    1953 and passing his medical boards; and

14        WHEREAS,   The   Coal  City  Development  Club  was  very
15    impressed by Dr. Smyk and asked him to set up a  practice  in
16    Coal  City;  Dr.  Smyk met and married his wife Lidia in Coal
17    City; they were married 42 years before her  untimely  death;
18    they  had  three sons, Eugene, Mark, and Roman, who is taking
19    over his practice; and

20        WHEREAS, During his many years  of  practicing  medicine,
21    Dr.  Smyk has received many honors; in 1993, he was granted a
22    private audience with Pope John Paul II, and  he  received  a
23    note  of thanks from the Pope after Dr. Smyk sent the Pontiff
24    a copy of one of the several books he has  authored;  he  was
25    the  recipient  of  the Coal City Community Service Award and
26    has been a member of various medical associations,  including
27    being  a  charter  member  of  the American Academy of Family
28    Practice; he is an active member of Rotary Clubs  and  served
29    for  several  years  as  the  medical  vice  chairman  of the
30    American Cancer Society in Grundy County; and

31        WHEREAS, Dr. Smyk has always been a tireless worker;  his
 
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 1    medical  office  was always open for emergencies and his home
 2    office was also open for emergencies at any hour of  the  day
 3    or  night; he never turned away a patient for lack of ability
 4    to pay; the Coal City Village Board has set  aside  Saturday,
 5    November  22,  2003  as "Dr. Smyk Day" in appreciation of his
 6    service to the community; therefore, be it

 7        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 8    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 9    we congratulate Dr. Roman P. Smyk  on  the  occasion  of  his
10    retirement  after  50  years of family practice in Coal City,
11    and we thank him for his dedication to the community; and  be
12    it further

13        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
14    presented to Dr. Roman  P.  Smyk  as  an  expression  of  our
15    respect and esteem.