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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of John A. Bakshis of Vernon
4 Hills, formerly of North Chicago, on October 21, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Bakshis was born April 10, 1922, in Waukegan
6 and was a 1940 graduate of Waukegan Township High School; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He had been a resident of North Chicago for 49
8 years, retiring to Vernon Hills in 1992; he was a U.S. Navy
9 veteran, having served during World War II, and retired after
10 many years as a supervisor at OMC in Waukegan; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Joseph Parish in
12 Libertyville and a very active member of the Vernon Hills
13 Seniors; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, John and
15 Sophia (nee Truskauskas) Bakshis; his wife, Eva; his infant
16 daughter, Mary; and his brother, Anthony; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The passing of John A. Bakshis is felt by all who
18 knew and loved him, especially his children, Joan (Donald)
19 Dallman, John (Rosemarie) Bakshis Jr., Robert (Maureen)
20 Bakshis, Joseph (Roxann Marshburn) Bakshis, and Edward
21 (Patricia) Bakshis; his 16 grandchildren; his 18
22 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Valeria Motiaytis;
23 therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
26 John A. Bakshis and extend our sincerest condolences to his
27 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
2 sympathy.