Full Text of HR1298 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Chester Gzrybowski on the | 4 | | occasion of his 105th birthday on June 27, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski was born on June 27, 1911; he | 6 | | grew up on Chicago's South Side in the Back of the Yards | 7 | | neighborhood; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski worked in the Civilian | 9 | | Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, building roads | 10 | | and lodges throughout the United States; during World War II, | 11 | | he served with the United States Army in the South Pacific; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski is considered by his family and | 13 | | friends to be a master storyteller who enjoys sharing his | 14 | | perceptions about history, culture, and life; he also enjoys | 15 | | reading, music, visiting with his friends at his many senior | 16 | | clubs, and traveling with his family and friends; he is an avid | 17 | | sportsman and loves fishing and rooting on the Chicago White | 18 | | Sox and Bears; in his younger days, he was a ballroom dancer | 19 | | and still collects old recordings and memorabilia from the Big | 20 | | Band era; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski married Josephine, whom he met |
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| 1 | | dancing in a ballroom, in the early 1940s, and they had a | 2 | | daughter, Carol-Anne; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski has been witness to much | 4 | | history throughout the years but has always kept his love of | 5 | | humanity and his spirited optimism; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chester Gzrybowski's secret to living a long life | 7 | | is to stay active, eat light, and drink a glass of wine each | 8 | | day; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Chester Gzrybowski on his 105th birthday and we | 12 | | wish him many more wonderful years; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Chester Gzrybowski as a symbol of our respect and | 15 | | esteem.
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