Full Text of SR0493 93rd General Assembly
SR0493 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of Joseph Jurkovac of | 4 |
| Waukegan on January 11, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Jurkovac worked as a maintenance supervisor | 6 |
| for US Steel Corporation for 35 years until he retired in 1977; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, He was an Army veteran of World War II and served | 9 |
| as a combat engineer in the European conflict; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Jurkovac was a member of Waukegan Moose Lodge | 11 |
| #706, the American Legion Post #28 Homer Dahringer, Veterans of | 12 |
| Foreign Wars of Waukegan, US Steel Workers Retirement Club, | 13 |
| Slovenic National Home, and A.A.R.P., and was a charter member | 14 |
| of the American Croatian Waukegan Tamburitzans; in addition, he | 15 |
| was a former member of Mother of God Church, where he served as | 16 |
| an usher, and was most recently a member of Queen of Peace | 17 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph Jurkovac will be deeply felt | 19 |
| by many, especially his children, Joseph (Linda) Jurkovac, John | 20 |
| (Judi) Jurkovac, Paul (Linda) Jurkovac, and Diane (Jim) Pyles; | 21 |
| a very special foster child, Tamara Di Lorenzo (Saucer); his 22 | 22 |
| grandchildren; his 29 great-grandchildren; and his special | 23 |
| dog, "Sabre"; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane | 25 |
| (Turpel); his daughter, Suzanne Jurkovac; his parents, Paul and | 26 |
| Monika (nee Zalec); his brother, Emil Jurkovac; his four | 27 |
| sisters, Josephine Purvis, Amelia Joslun, Velma Levak, and | 28 |
| Stephanie Jurkovac; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 2 |
| Joseph Jurkovac along with all who knew and loved him and | 3 |
| extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and | 4 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Joseph Jurkovac as an expression of | 7 |
| our deepest sympathy.
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