HR1489 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bruno Bartoszek of Aurora, who passed away on November 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born February 27, 1922 in Toporow, Poland to the late Simon and Zofia Bartoszek; he was a World War II veteran; in 1942, he joined the Polish Army after he and his family were released from Siberian work camps in the Soviet Union; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Polish 2nd Corps, 3rd Carpathian Division under British Command; he saw action in Libya, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, and Lebanon; he fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino when the Polish Army defeated the German forces in May of 1944; he was awarded several medals during his time of service, including the Virtuti Militari medal, which is the Polish equivalent to the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Army Medal(Polish), the 1939-45 Star, the Italy Star, the Defense Medal, and the Cross of Monte Cassino Medal (Polish); and

WHEREAS, After the war, he worked in the British War Office in London, England before coming to the United States in 1951; he worked for Aurora Pump, the Burlington Northern Railroad, and subsequently retired as an agent for the Prudential Insurance Company; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of several local clubs and historical societies in Aurora and the surrounding communities; he was a volunteer tutor at Waubonsee Community College for their ESL program and was a longtime volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America; he was named Grand Marshal for Aurora's Fourth of July parade in 1996; and he was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his sisters, Anna, Teofilia, and Mary; and his brothers, Frank and John; and

WHEREAS, Bruno Bartoszek is survived by his wife, Wanda; his daughter, Annette (Rick) Lawrence; his son, Jack (Donita) Bartoszek; his grandchildren, Sarah and Stephanie Lawrence, and Allen Bartoszek; his sister, Angela Buczkiewicz; his half-brothers, Casmir and Stanley; and his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Bruno Bartoszek; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Bruno Bartoszek as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.