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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Victor Markiewicz of Lemont, who passed
4 away on May 25, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was born in Lemont; he graduated
6 from Lemont High School in 1966 and Worsham College of Mortuary
7 Science in Wheeling three years later; he became the third
8 generation of the Markiewicz family to run the Markiewicz
9 Funeral Home in Lemont, which he ran for 30 years; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was an avid sportsman and
11 community leader; he was active in several area clubs and was a
12 major force behind the drive to improve Lemont's Main Street in
13 the late 1980s; during the 1970s and 1980s, he served as a high
14 school basketball official and baseball umpire; in the 1990s,
15 he provided play-by-play for football, basketball, and
16 volleyball games on Lemont Community TV, and did the same later
17 for Will County Channel 6; the broadcasts were strictly
18 volunteer based, but Mr. Markiewicz approached each game like a
19 professional, with his passion and outgoing nature making the
20 games a joy for everyone; he was active at Sts. Cyril &
21 Methodius Catholic Church in Lemont, where he helped out as
22 Eucharistic minister, lector, usher, and past president of the
23 Parish Pastoral Council; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was a White Sox fan and gym rat
2 who loved watching sports at every level; he also loved
3 spending time on his boat in New Buffalo, Michigan; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz will be remembered by all who
5 knew him as a funny and personable man who always knew how to
6 comfort people in their times of sadness; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz is survived by his wife, Connie;
8 his sons, Matt and Brian; his daughter, Lauren; and two
9 grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
12 his family and friends, the passing of Victor Markiewicz; and
13 be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Victor Markiewicz as an expression
16 of our sympathy.