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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Dr. Ben C. Turski of Naperville, who
4 passed away on January 14, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born March 4, 1919 in Madison, the loving
6 son of the late Faustyn and Natalia (nee Banach) Turski; he
7 grew up with seven brothers and sisters in downstate Madison
8 and spent much of his early life hiking, fishing, and sailing
9 on the Mississippi River; and
 
10     WHEREAS, After high school he joined the United States Army
11 Air Corp and served with distinction in World War II as 1st
12 Lieutenant and B-24 "Liberator" Bomber Pilot in both the 10th
13 and 11th Bombardment Groups of the Seventh Air Force; he saw
14 action in the central Pacific in campaigns in the Marianas, at
15 Pelilue, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Chichi Jima; he flew 40 combat
16 missions and earned several medals including the Distinguished
17 Flying Cross, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Battle Stars,
18 the Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the Air
19 Medal with Six Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters; and
 
20     WHEREAS, After World War II, he attended college on the GI
21 bill and was a 1954 graduate of the St. Louis University School
22 of Dentistry; he taught at the University and later opened his

 

 

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1 own practice, practicing for 25 years in East St. Louis before
2 his retirement; in East St. Louis he was an active member of
3 St. Adalbert's Catholic Polish Church; he moved to Naperville
4 in 1980 to be closer to his children and grandchildren; he was
5 a lifetime member of Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873, St. Raphael's
6 Catholic Church, and the YMCA, all in Naperville; he was past
7 president of the St. Clair Dental Society and a member of the
8 Chicago Dental Society; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50
10 years, Wanda in 1992; and his sister, Helen Bertacchi; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Dr. Ben Turski is survived by his two sons, Dr.
12 Patrick Alan (Deborah) Turski and Dr. Ronald (Elaine) Turski;
13 his grandchildren, Cynthia, Cheryl, Michael, and Megan; his
14 many nieces and nephews; his brothers, Stanley "Rusty" Turski
15 and Anthony Turski; and his sisters, Hattie Mulnik, Clara Bonk,
16 Agnes Ruesing, and Elsie Gordon; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
18 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
19 his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Ben Turski; and be
20 it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to the family of Dr. Ben C. Turski as a symbol of our

 

 

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1 sympathy.