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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Richard DeVereaux Vanek, a longtime
4resident of Oak Park, who passed away on April 15, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago; he was a fixture in St.
6Catherine-St. Lucy Parish and served the village as an election
7judge and a Republican precinct captain; and
 
8    WHEREAS, He often held court on his front steps and invited
9any and all to imbibe in a drink and friendly banter; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Family and friends say they will remember his
11quick wit, contagious laughter, and huge smile, that he died an
12honest and devoted family man, who will always be remembered as
13one of the good ones; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Richard Vanek is survived by his wife of 45 years,
15Susan; his children, Charles (Jenifer), Victor (Kathleen),
16Laura (Brooks) Blevins, Adam (Bonnie), and Amanda (Matthew)
17Walton; and his grandchildren Tess, Aaron, Kevin, Leah, Mary,
18Mildred, William, Charles, Hugh, Leo, and Ellie; therefore, be
19it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
2his family and friends, the passing of Richard Vanek; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Richard Vanek as a symbol of our
6sincere sympathy.