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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Sanford Z. Patlak of Lansing, who passed
4 on March 7, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak graduated from the University of
6 Illinois in Chicago; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak was employed as a teacher and
8 varsity soccer and basketball coach for U-High Lab for 37
9 years; he also coached womens soccer at Prairie State College
10 and boys soccer at Marion Catholic High School; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak was a Past President of the
12 Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association; he was
13 designated Coach of the Year in 1974 and Soccer Man of the Year
14 in 1980 and 1990; he was also inducted into the Wall of Fame at
15 Toyota Park in Bridgeview and the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame
16 in Springfield; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak served his country with pride and
18 distinction as a member of the United States Merchant Marine;
19 he also served the Director of the Dolton ESDA; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak is survived by his daughters,

 

 

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1 Pamela Patlak, Leanne Patlak and Sally (Greg) Firrantello; his
2 grandchildren, Nick, Jake, and Tony; and the mother of his
3 children, Joyce Patlak; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Sanford Patlak will be remembered by all who knew
5 and loved him as a wonderful man who mentored the many people
6 he coached; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9 his family and friends, the passing of Sanford Z. Patlak; and
10 be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Sanford Patlak as an expression of
13 our sympathy.