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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 Peter | ||||||
| 4 | (Piotr) Krystian Domaradzki, who tragically lost his life on | ||||||
| 5 | November 4, 2015 at the age of 69; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, This esteemed body has been notified of Peter | ||||||
| 7 | Domaradzki's unfortunate passing by the Honorable | ||||||
| 8 | Representatives of the 19th and 39th Districts, Robert Martwick | ||||||
| 9 | and William Guzzardi; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki was born on June 21, 1946 in | ||||||
| 11 | Strzelce Opolskie, Poland; he graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 12 | Gdansk with a degree in military history and immigrated with | ||||||
| 13 | his family to America in 1985; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki built a full and extraordinary | ||||||
| 15 | life in Chicago, where he became the editor of the Dziennik | ||||||
| 16 | Zwiazkowy newspaper; he was also a dedicated contributor to the | ||||||
| 17 | online resource Wikipedia in both English and Polish; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki published the novel "Wiorki | ||||||
| 19 | Kokosowe" (Coconut Shreds), which was published in Poland in | ||||||
| 20 | 2003; among his historical treatises were "Homo Armatus: | ||||||
| 21 | History of Warfare in Antiquity" (1979), "The Defense of Lwow" | ||||||
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| 1 | and "Polish Corps in Russia 1917-1919" (both published by | ||||||
| 2 | Solidarity Press in 1981), and "General Anders and the Soldiers | ||||||
| 3 | of the II Polish Corps" (2002); and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki's numerous historical essays | ||||||
| 5 | were a regular feature in Dziennik Zwiazkowy's weekly culture | ||||||
| 6 | and entertainment section, Kalejdoskop (Kaleidoscope); and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki was involved in the | ||||||
| 8 | anti-communist opposition in Poland, being an active member of | ||||||
| 9 | the Solidarity Trade Union; he continued his patriotic | ||||||
| 10 | activities on behalf of Poland after gaining political asylum | ||||||
| 11 | in the United States; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki was also a talented graphic | ||||||
| 13 | artist and painter who was active in Chicago's visual art | ||||||
| 14 | scene; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Peter Domaradzki is survived by his loving wife, | ||||||
| 16 | Janina; his children, Sara and Krystian; his brother, Wojciech | ||||||
| 17 | Gruszka; and his nephews, Maciej and Jacek Gruszka; therefore, | ||||||
| 18 | be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 21 | pause to pay tribute to the achievements of Peter Domaradzki | ||||||
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| 1 | and mourn his passing; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Peter Domaradzki as an expression of | ||||||
| 4 | our sympathy.
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