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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of the George S. Kapas of |
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| Plano on Friday, October 29, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 21, 1926, in Chicago to |
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| Spiros "Steve" and Helen (Malady) Kapas; he was the sweetheart |
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| of the Class of 1944 of Ottawa High School; he received his |
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| Master of Education Degree from the University of Illinois in |
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| Champaign; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the |
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| United States Navy, having served in the Orient during World |
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| War II; he was united in marriage on August 21, 1960, in |
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| Chicago to the former Pauline Sainas, and they spent the next |
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| 44 happy years together; and
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| WHEREAS, During his younger years, Mr. Kapas was both a |
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| science teacher and basketball coach in Mazon; then from 1960 |
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| to 2004, he and Paulina were the owners and operators of the |
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| Town and Country Restaurant in Plano; he enjoyed the art of |
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| conversation and was an extremely good listener; he was always |
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| very interested in the lives of other people; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the St. Athanasios Greek |
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| Orthodox Church in Aurora and was a former member of both the |
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| Lions Club and the Plano American Legion Post #395 in Plano; he |
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| was a loving husband, father, son, and friend who will be |
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| deeply missed by all who knew him; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of George S. Kapas has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Pauline Kapas; his children, |
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| Steve Kapas, Sue Kapas, and Helen (Tim) Erdman; and his many |
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| friends; he was preceded in death by his parents; therefore, be |
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| it
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