Full Text of SR0577 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Dr. James "Jim" Picek of Woodridge, | 4 | | who passed away on October 17, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; he was | 6 | | raised in a loving home interested in hard work, sports, and | 7 | | academics, especially mathematics and statistical analytics; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek became a professor of psychology and | 10 | | taught at three universities, Indiana University, the | 11 | | University of Wisconsin, and DePaul University; he later | 12 | | worked for Caterpillar Inc. at its corporate headquarters in | 13 | | Peoria for 25 years; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek retired early and pursued his life's | 15 | | passions, which included philanthropy, the culinary arts, | 16 | | travel, and living a healthy lifestyle; he also discovered he | 17 | | enjoyed running; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek will be remembered for his strength, | 19 | | courage, humility, kindness, and love of life; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek was preceded in death by his parents, |
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| 1 | | Stanley and Viola Picek, and his nephew, Christopher Kelly; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim Picek is survived by his wife, Gina | 4 | | Cunningham; his children, Michael and Rasmey Picek, Katy | 5 | | Picek, and Sarah and Kurt Fairbank; his grandchildren, Blake, | 6 | | Annalise, Alexander, Audrey, Sophia, Sylvia, Josephine, | 7 | | Nathaniel, and Edward; his sister, Mary Ann Kelly, and her | 8 | | family, Stephanie and Sam Lynn; his niece and nephew-in-law, | 9 | | Sydney and Drew Criminski; his in-laws, the Brown and Husted | 10 | | families; many cousins, nieces, and nephews; and his best | 11 | | friend, Niko; therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Dr. James "Jim" Picek and extend our sincere condolences to | 15 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jim Picek as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy. |
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