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