Full Text of SR0531 96th General Assembly
SR0531 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Joseph "Joe" Sisolak of Waukegan, who | 4 |
| passed away on November 4, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Edward Sisolak, Jr., was born January 30, | 6 |
| 1917, in North Chicago, to Joseph and Magdalena Polak Sisolak; | 7 |
| he was a lifelong Waukegan area resident, where he lived with | 8 |
| his wife Marie of 69 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Anastasia Catholic Church | 10 |
| In Waukegan and the Professional Golfers Association of | 11 |
| America, Illinois Section, for 54 years; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, He learned to play golf in the early 1930s while a | 13 |
| caddy at Glen Flora Country Club, where he became caddy master | 14 |
| and assistant pro; in 2003 he was elected to the PGA, Illinois | 15 |
| Section, Golf Hall of Fame to recognize both his | 16 |
| accomplishments as a player and the untold thousands of hours | 17 |
| he volunteered teaching golf to youngsters in the Waukegan area | 18 |
| and helping disabled veterans at Downey Veterans Hospital in | 19 |
| North Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife Marie volunteered for 52 years | 21 |
| with the Swing Club at Downey Veterans Hospital, where the golf |
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| course was named in their honor; he taught junior boys and | 2 |
| girls how to play golf at his golf driving range in the 1950s, | 3 |
| Bonnie Brook Golf Course, the First Tee Program at Foss Park | 4 |
| Golf Course, and the Joe Sisolak Park on Blanchard Road in | 5 |
| Waukegan; the park was named in his honor to recognize his | 6 |
| contributions to the Waukegan community; and
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| WHEREAS, His golfing honors include: member of the Waukegan | 8 |
| Sports Hall of Fame; Exchange Club, Book of Golden Deeds Award; | 9 |
| Life Member of the PGA Half Century Club; first recipient of | 10 |
| the Chick Evans Award; golf instructor of the 1991-92 Waukegan | 11 |
| High School State championship girls golf team; and Grand | 12 |
| Marshal (along with his wife, Marie) of the 1998 Fourth of July | 13 |
| parade; and eight of his former pupils went on to be golf | 14 |
| professionals; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Joseph Sisolak is survived by his sons, Tom | 17 |
| Sisolak and wife, Jane, and Bill Sisolak and wife, Vira; his | 18 |
| grandchildren, Mary Beth Sisolak Wagner and husband, Dale, | 19 |
| Michael Sisolak and wife, Ilyse, and Brian Sisolak and wife, | 20 |
| Ericka; two great-grandchildren, Zoie and Mackenzie Sisolak; | 21 |
| his sister, Millie Semasko; and many nieces, nephews, and | 22 |
| loving friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Sisolak; and be | 4 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Jospeh Sisolak as a symbol of our | 7 |
| sincere sympathy.
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