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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Anthony A. Antoniou of Oak Brook, who
4 passed away on April 14, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Anthony Antoniou was the son of Greek immigrants
6 who traded African ivory before coming to America; and
 
7     WHEREAS, After performing naval duty during World War II,
8 Anthony Antoniou graduated from the University of Illinois at
9 Urbana-Champaign in 1950; and
 
10     WHEREAS, In 1954, Anthony Antoniou founded what became the
11 Anvan Companies, which began as a construction firm and
12 expanded into real estate development and property management;
13 his holdings included Chicago's Knickerbocker and Barclay
14 Hotels and the Sears Building on State Street; he also
15 developed extensive properties in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,
16 including the Abbey Resort, and was responsible for the
17 construction of the 54-hole Geneva National Golf Club in
18 Wisconsin; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Anthony Antoniou is survived by his loving wife,
20 Irene; his dear children, Andreas (Jean) and Vance (Constance);
21 his dear grandchildren, Rena, Tony, Alexandra, Nickas, Andrea,

 

 

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1 Drew, and Aaron; and his dear sisters, Georgia Stamat, Ann
2 Farmans, and Celestine Maroulakis; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5 his family and friends, the passing of Anthony A. Antoniou; and
6 be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Anthony Antoniou as an expression of
9 our sympathy.