Full Text of SR1467 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Judge Stanley J. Roszkowski of Rockford, | 4 | | who passed away on July 7, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was born in Boonville, New York | 6 | | on January 27, 1923; his parents were Anna and Joseph | 7 | | Roszkowski; he spent most of his early years in Royalton; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski served as a nose gunner on a B-24 | 9 | | for the United States Army Air Corps, flying 34 missions in the | 10 | | European theatre during World War II from 1943 to 1945, having | 11 | | attained the rank of staff sergeant; after the war, he earned | 12 | | his bachelor's degree in 1949 and his law degree in 1954 from | 13 | | the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was nominated to the United | 15 | | States District Court in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter; for 7 | 16 | | years, he heard cases in Chicago full-time and in Rockford | 17 | | part-time; he was an advocate for a permanent court in Rockford | 18 | | to better serve the area; in November of 1984, he was assigned | 19 | | to become the first full-time district court judge of the | 20 | | Northern District of Illinois's Western Division, where he | 21 | | served until his retirement in 1998; after his retirement, he | 22 | | continued to work for many years as a mediator; prior to his |
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| 1 | | time on the bench, he worked for 22 years as a trial lawyer in | 2 | | Rockford; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, On October 29, 2011, the federal government | 4 | | dedicated the Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse in | 5 | | downtown Rockford in honor of Judge Roszkowski and his work; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski was preceded in death by his wife | 8 | | of 61 years, Cathy; his parents; 13 brothers and sisters; and 2 | 9 | | brothers-in-law; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Judge Roszkowski is survived by his 4 sons, Mark | 11 | | (Christie) Roszkowski, Greg (Pat) Roszkowski, Dan (Lynne) | 12 | | Roszkowski, and John (Maggie) Roszkowski; 4 grandchildren, | 13 | | Amanda, Alex, Anna, and Marc; his sister, Lovean Barnich; his | 14 | | sister-in-law, Jeanne Claeys; and numerous nieces and nephews; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Judge Stanley J. Roszkowski, and extend our sincere condolences | 19 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Judge Roszkowski as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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