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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Julia Kolisek of Benton, on
4 Wednesday, September 27, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on December 23, 1907, in Panama, to
6 John and Katherine (Seidle) Fizel; she was united in marriage
7 to Frank Kolisek Sr. on October 2, 1926; he preceded her in
8 death in 1978; and
 
9     WHEREAS, She received her nursing training at St. Mary's
10 Hospital in East St. Louis and was the first educated nurse to
11 work in Zeigler Hospital; she also worked as a nurse at Moore
12 Hospital in Benton, as a charge nurse at Franklin Hospital, and
13 as a nurse in the Franklin Hospital Skilled Care Nursing Unit;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, She liked antiques and enjoyed collecting them in
16 her spare time; she was a life-time member of the Easter Star
17 and was a member for 67 years; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The passing of Julia Kolisek has been deeply felt
19 by many, especially her sons and daughters-in-law, Fred and
20 Marietta Kolisek and John and Janet Kolisek; her daughters and
21 sons-in-law, Rose Ann and Michael Kosor, Katherine L. and Dick
22 Ellis, Wilma J. Nangle, Margaret S. Rice, and Beverly J.
23 Kolisek; her grandchildren and spouses, Jane and Paul
24 McAllister, Michael and Cynthia Kosor Jr., Karen and Rob
25 Robles, Dr. Derek and Karin Ellis, Dr. David and Penny Ellis,
26 Anita and Ollie Horton, Melinda and Jan Melvin, John Nangle,
27 Dr. Frank and Lisa Kolisek, J. Michael Kolisek, Kevin Kolisek,
28 Jamie Nelson, Gretchen and John Jenkins, Lisa and Doug Auld,
29 and Andrea and Mark Wilkinson; her great-grandchildren,
30 Christopher Kosor, Jacqueline and Kara Evans, Dwight and
31 Shannon Ellis, Stephanie, Josh and Valerie Ellis, Marcus and

 

 

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1 Andrew Horton, Jacob, Charles and Kelsey Kolisek, Kane Kolisek,
2 Mackince and Julian Nelson, Ryan, Kyle and Julia Jenkins and
3 Kincaid and Alexis Auld; and special friends, Doris and Jim
4 McLare and Harry and Carol Treadwell; she was preceded in death
5 by her parents, husband, Frank Sr.; sons, Frank Jr. and James
6 R. Kolisek; daughter, Irma Canning; granddaughters, Julie Ann
7 Moore and JoAnn Nangle; and brother, John Fizel Jr.; therefore,
8 be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
11 Julia Kolisek, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
12 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
13 further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
16 sympathy.