Full Text of HR0906 93rd General Assembly
HR0906 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0906 |
|
LRB093 21903 HSS 50557 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Jim | 4 |
| Paskiewicz of Bolingbrook; and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Paskiewicz, lovingly referred to by all who | 6 |
| knew him as "Mr. P.", was a 31 year resident of Bolingbrook | 7 |
| with his wife, Linda, and his four children, Joshua, Adam, | 8 |
| Jonathon, and Susan; he coached T-ball and soccer in the | 9 |
| community, park district, and high school programs for 30 | 10 |
| years, and he touched the lives of thousands of participants in | 11 |
| those programs; and
| 12 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Paskiewicz was a FIFA and Illinois High School | 13 |
| Association (IHSA) certified soccer referee for 12 years; he | 14 |
| earned his Certified Illinois Assessing Officer designation in | 15 |
| 2003 and was a Deputy Assessor in DuPage Township from 2003 to | 16 |
| 2004; and
| 17 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Paskiewicz was on staff at Bolingbrook High | 18 |
| School from 1987 to 2004; he coached the Bolingbrook Raider | 19 |
| high school boys' and girls' soccer programs for 16 years; he | 20 |
| taught "pride in the program", instilling in his players value | 21 |
| and honor by dressing up on game days; he taught the concept of | 22 |
| "respect" to his players, on and off the field; he worked as a | 23 |
| special education teacher and became assistant athletic | 24 |
| director at the high school as well; and
| 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. P was famous for giving anything that breathed | 26 |
| a nickname and was legendary for his favorite "Put the ball in | 27 |
| the flippin net!" saying; and
| 28 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Paskiewicz was known for his positive | 29 |
| attitude, his huge heart, his love for soccer, his love for | 30 |
| cooking, and his love for young people; he was devoted to his |
|
|
|
HR0906 |
- 2 - |
LRB093 21903 HSS 50557 r |
|
| 1 |
| family, especially his granddaughter, Annika; he was a personal | 2 |
| friend to scores of people; he was giving with his time, his | 3 |
| spirit, and his love; he was a father figure with influence and | 4 |
| impacted countless students, many of whom are successful | 5 |
| doctors, lawyers, business entrepreneurs, public servants, and | 6 |
| parents; therefore, be it
| 7 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| along with all who knew and loved him, we mourn the death of | 10 |
| Jim Paskiewicz, and because of the major impact he made in his | 11 |
| community and specifically in the lives of so many student | 12 |
| athletes, we urge the Valley View School District Board #365U | 13 |
| and Mayor Roger Claar to name the outdoor athletic complex | 14 |
| housing the soccer and football fields of the new Bolingbrook | 15 |
| High School in his honor; and be it further
| 16 |
| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to | 17 |
| the Valley View School District Board #365U and Mayor Roger | 18 |
| Claar, and that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented | 19 |
| to the family of Jim Paskiewicz.
|
|