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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Basil |
| 4 | | Anthony Moskoff of Zeigler, who passed away on November 25, |
| 5 | | 2014; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Basil Moskoff was born in Zeigler on July 18, |
| 7 | | 1927 to Anton Basil and Julia Katherine (nee Raski) Moskoff; he |
| 8 | | graduated from Zeigler High School (now Zeigler-Royalton High |
| 9 | | School) in 1945; he served in the United States Army during |
| 10 | | World War II; he graduated from Southern Illinois University |
| 11 | | and then from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in |
| 12 | | 1953;
he married Betty Jean Roth on October 10, 1953 in |
| 13 | | Chicago; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Basil Moskoff practiced medicine in Zeigler |
| 15 | | for 48 years until his retirement in 2001; he was a charter |
| 16 | | member of and board certified by the American Academy of Family |
| 17 | | Physicians; he was also a member of the Franklin County Medical |
| 18 | | Society and the Illinois State Medical Society; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Basil Moskoff was a member of Zeigler American |
| 20 | | Legion, Patrick McClellan Post 177; he was also a member of St. |
| 21 | | Aloysius-Sacred Heart Parish in Royalton, the Franklin County |
| 22 | | Country Club, the Eagles Lodge in Zeigler, the Rotary Club of |
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| 1 | | Herrin, and the Knights of Columbus in Herrin; he enjoyed |
| 2 | | fishing, golfing, spending time with family and friends, and |
| 3 | | grilling and hosting family dinners; he was affectionately |
| 4 | | known as "Dedo" or "Dr. Bill"; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Basil Moskoff was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | parents and an infant brother; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Basil Moskoff is survived by his wife, Betty; |
| 8 | | his 4 sons, Bill Moskoff (Milagros Romero), Bob (Elaine) |
| 9 | | Moskoff, Tony Moskoff (Michele Harbin), and John (Kimberly) |
| 10 | | Moskoff; his 2 daughters, Julia Moskoff (Doug McDonald) and |
| 11 | | Mary Rawlings; his 5 grandchildren, Natalie McDonald, Ryan and |
| 12 | | Richard Rawlings, and Bobbi Jo and Boris Moskoff; his 2 |
| 13 | | brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law, Richard and Pat Roth and |
| 14 | | family and Mary Joan and Fred Barlow and family, and Jack Roth; |
| 15 | | cousins of the Moskoff family, Larry and Bill; cousins of the |
| 16 | | Raski family, John and his sister, Mary Kay Grezlak; and |
| 17 | | Michael Petroski; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 20 | | mourn the passing of Dr. Basil Anthony Moskoff, and extend our |
| 21 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 22 | | and loved him; and be it further
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