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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the former mayor of
4Loves Park, Joe Sinkiawic, on his 90th birthday; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Joe Sinkiawic was born on September 2, 1920 and
6will celebrate his birthday on September 11, 2010 with his
7family and friends; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Joe resides in Loves Park; his parents came to the
9United States in the early 1900s from Lithuania; he and his
10wife, Mabel, raised their children in the community; she passed
11away in 2002; and
 
12    WHEREAS, He attended Loves Park Grade School and graduated
13from Harlem High School in 1938; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He worked for National Lock for 15 months and then
15attended Southern Illinois Normal Teacher's College for two
16years, until the bombing of Pearl Harbor caused him to
17volunteer and join the United States Army; and
 
18    WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Southern and met his
19wife and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree; the
20couple returned to Loves Park, where Joe taught school and

 

 

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1coached several sports teams; he later served as principal of
2North Park Elementary School; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Joe became a Loves Park alderman in 1952 and was
4elected its mayor in 1977; he retired from the position in
51997; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate "Mayor Joe" Sinkiawic on his 90th birthday and
9wish him continued good health and happiness for years to come;
10and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to "Mayor Joe" Sinkiawic as a symbol of our respect
13and esteem.