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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of George Randall Houska of Bloomington, who
4passed away on December 5, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, George Houska was born in Elgin to Frank and Helen
6J. Marcks Houska on November 7, 1931; he married Mary LaRue
7Weihmeir in Hopedale on September 10, 1955; and
 
8    WHEREAS, George Houska proudly served his country in the
9United States Air Force, where he was a pilot and reached the
10rank of lieutenant; he was an ROTC graduate of Bradley
11University; he worked as the director of insurance at Illinois
12State University, as a salesman at Barker Motors, and in the
13personnel department at GTE; he retired in 1996; and
 
14    WHEREAS, George Houska was a 60-year member of Wesley
15United Methodist Church; as an active member, he served as an
16usher, as the chairperson of education, as a Sunday school
17teacher, on the pastor parish committee, and as a Stephen
18minister; he also served his community as the Normal Township
19Clerk for 35 years; he was a past president of the Normal
20Rotary Club; and
 
21    WHEREAS, George Houska was preceded in death by his

 

 

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1brother, Ronald; and his nephew, John; and
 
2    WHEREAS, George Houska is survived by his wife, Mary; his
3sons, Dr. Mark (Dr. Holly) Houska and Paul (Mimi) Houska; and
4his grandsons, Nicholas, Mitch, Lucas, Kevin, and Eric;
5therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8George Randall Houska and extend our sincere condolences to his
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of George Houska as an expression of
13our deepest sympathy.