Full Text of SR0470 99th 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 Generose Marie Szostak of Sedgebrook, who | 4 | | passed away on April 8, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Generose Szostak was born in Waukegan on November | 6 | | 24, 1929 to Narcyz "Nick" Snarski and Charlotte (nee Ratajczak) | 7 | | Snarski; she graduated from Holy Rosary School in 1943 and | 8 | | Waukegan Township High School in 1947; she married Charles | 9 | | Joseph Szostak on September 8, 1951 at Holy Rosary Church in | 10 | | North Chicago, now known as Queen of Peace Church; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Generose Szostak graduated as a court reporter | 12 | | from the Gregg Court Reporting School and began working in | 13 | | Chicago; she then worked for the family business, Ratajack's | 14 | | Confectionery Liquor store in North Chicago for 25 years, until | 15 | | in 1980; she then worked for Abbott Laboratories International | 16 | | Division, retiring in December of 1999; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Generose Szostak volunteered at | 18 | | Habitat for Humanity Lake County, Catholic Charities for Meals | 19 | | on Wheels, and at the office helping with the money management | 20 | | program; she also served as coordinator at St. Gilbert Church | 21 | | for the Baptismal Bibs and Purificators; she was a Minister of | 22 | | Care and Eucharistic Minister and a money counter in the |
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| 1 | | Parish; she was an AARP member and enjoyed her monthly meetings | 2 | | with her sewing club group; she moved to Sedgebrook in April of | 3 | | 2010 and volunteered as a Eucharistic Minister, as Minister of | 4 | | Care for Radford Green, for the Interfaith Council, and for the | 5 | | Catholic Council; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Generose Szostak was enjoyed participating in | 7 | | water volleyball, the fitness center, Phase 10, and Rummi Kub; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Generose Szostak was preceded in death by her | 10 | | husband, Charles; her parents; her brother, Eugene Snarski; and | 11 | | her sister-in-law, Sally Snarski; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Generose Szostak is survived by her 5 daughters, | 13 | | Rosemarie Szostak and John Johnson, Carlene Szostak and Cliff | 14 | | Lavin, Maryann and Ralph Wolf, Charlotte and Dan McLaughlin, | 15 | | and Madeline and Tom Hoge; her grandchildren, John David | 16 | | (Terry) Johnson and Johnna (Bryan) Bridges, Tim (Sherrie) Wolf | 17 | | and Joe (Kelly) Wolf, Michael and Rachael Lavin, Phillip and | 18 | | Eric Ricardo, Joseph Tyler, Thomas Peyton and William Mason | 19 | | Hoge, Carlie and Shannon McLaughlin; and her | 20 | | great-grandchildren Haley and Blake Wolf, Anna Beth and Sadie | 21 | | Bridges, and Lydia Johnson; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Generose Marie Szostak, and extend our sincere condolences to | 3 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Generose Szostak as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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