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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply |
| 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of John "Jack" Serdar of Zion, |
| 4 | | who passed away on October 2, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Serdar was born on December 19, 1935, to Jack |
| 6 | | T. and Margaret Serdar in Waukegan; he graduated from Waukegan |
| 7 | | High School and attended the University of Illinois at |
| 8 | | Champaign and Northern Illinois University; he married Ruth |
| 9 | | Gilbertson; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack Serdar raised his family in Zion and he |
| 11 | | attended the Grace Missionary Church; he served as an Awana |
| 12 | | Leader for many years and helped restore cabins at Camp Awana |
| 13 | | in Fredona, Wisconsin; he loved following his grandsons play |
| 14 | | rugby and football and did not let a day go by without asking |
| 15 | | about his granddaughters; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jack Serdar was an avid carpenter and woodworker; |
| 17 | | he built homes, furniture, and cabinetry throughout northern |
| 18 | | Illinois; he served as Benton Township Trustee; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jack Serdar was preceded in death by his parents, |
| 20 | | Jack T. and Margaret Serdar and his brothers-in-law, James |
| 21 | | Skof, Ken Aalund, and Rodney Friedrich; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jack Serdar is survived by his wife of 55 years, |
| 2 | | Ruth; his children, Cindy (Rick) Doering, Scott (Maria) Serdar, |
| 3 | | and Bill (Barbara) Sterchi; his grandchildren, Kelly, Dan |
| 4 | | (Shana), and Tyler Doering, Jonathan (Sara Rzepkowski), and |
| 5 | | Robert and Sarah Serdar; his sisters, Margaret (Larry) Zanco, |
| 6 | | MaryAnn Skof, and Lorrie Aalund; his sister-in-law, Naomi |
| 7 | | Friedrich; his nieces and nephews, Wayne (Karen), Greg (Paula) |
| 8 | | Friedrich, Sheree (Bill) Swaney, Mike (Kathryn Lafferty) and |
| 9 | | Pam Zanco, Bryan (Jackie), Bruce (Joann), and Brad (Joann) |
| 10 | | Skof; his aunts, Vi Anderson, Bernice Bittner, and Ann |
| 11 | | McClosky; his uncles, Bob (Delores) Serdar and Fred Berghorn; |
| 12 | | and many cousins and grand-nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Jack Serdar, and we extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Jack Serdar as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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