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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis was a brilliant mathematics
3 scholar, whose contributions to academia were exceeded only by
4 his love and devotion to his wife, children, and grandchildren;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis was born on August 21, 1931, in
7 Athens, Greece; his parents were Constantine and Synodia
8 (Korbeti) Deliyannis; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis received a degree in electrical
10 and mechanical engineering from the prestigious National
11 Metsovion Polytechnic University in Athens in 1954 and his
12 Doctorate of Mathematics from the University of Chicago in
13 1963; and
 
14     WHEREAS, From 1966 to 1969, Platon Deliyannis and his
15 family moved back to Athens, Greece, where he served as the
16 Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Physics of the
17 Nuclear Research Centre Demokritos to consider the peaceful
18 uses of nuclear energy; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In 1969, Platon Deliyannis and his family moved
20 back to the United States, settling in Deerfield, where he
21 served as a Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology

 

 

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1 for 32 years and as Professor Emeritus for the following 9
2 years; and
 
3     WHEREAS, During his career, Platon Deliyannis was a widely
4 respected scholar in the international mathematics community,
5 especially for his research in measure theory and functional
6 analysis, and was particularly noted for his pioneering
7 research in quantum logics and the mathematical foundations of
8 quantum theory; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis was active in the Greek Orthodox
10 Church; he was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Greek
11 Orthodox Church for 29 years and the Ascension of our Lord
12 Greek Orthodox Church for the last 10 years; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis was a cultured and enlightened
14 man who was a passionate fan of classical music; he played the
15 piano and classical guitar and regularly attended the symphony
16 and opera; he was an avid reader; he enjoyed cooking and
17 entertaining with friends; he travelled to virtually every
18 country in Europe, as well as China, Canada, and 39 U.S.
19 states; he also enjoyed woodworking and building bookcases and
20 other furniture; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis was a kind and gentle man of the
22 highest integrity, who had a robust sense of humor, a loving

 

 

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1 demeanor, and a genuine zest for life; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Platon Deliyannis placed above all else his
3 devotion to his beloved family, including his wife Virginia
4 (Revidi) Deliyannis, their children, Constantine Deliyannis
5 and Anny (Deliyannis) Gary, and their grandchildren, Alex,
6 Harry, Simon, and Zoe, all of whom survive him and who loved
7 him dearly; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we mourn the
10 passing of Platon Constantine Deliyannis.