Full Text of SR0619 100th 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 John Gerald "Jerry" Pavlak of | 4 | | Carpentersville, who passed away on May 24, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak was born to John and Vera Pavlak on | 6 | | January 20, 1944 and was raised in Carpentersville by his | 7 | | mother and stepfather, Charles Bostwick; he graduated from high | 8 | | school and then served in the United States Marine Corps, Ninth | 9 | | Marines, Third Marine Division as a rifleman during the Vietnam | 10 | | War and achieved the rank of lance corporal; he received the | 11 | | Purple Heart for wounds received in action; his other awards | 12 | | included, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the M-14 Rifle | 13 | | Marksman Badge, the .45 Pistol Sharpshooter Badge, and the Good | 14 | | Conduct Medal; he graduated with his Associate of Applied | 15 | | Science in Mental Health from Elgin Community College in 1976 | 16 | | and his bachelor's degree in psychology from Chicago State | 17 | | University in 1977; he went on to earn his master's degree in | 18 | | education from Northern Illinois University in 1980; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak spent his career caring for the youth | 20 | | and the disabled at the Kane County Youth Home, the Larkin Home | 21 | | for Children, and the Little City Foundation; he was dedicated | 22 | | to achieving fairness and justice for those who could not stand | 23 | | up for themselves; he later worked as a business agent for |
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| 1 | | Teamsters Union, Local 330 in Elgin and as a substitute teacher | 2 | | for Summit School in Dundee; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak had a generous and caring heart and | 4 | | loved spending time with his grandchildren; he enjoyed | 5 | | listening to his eclectic music collection, watching movies, | 6 | | and fishing; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak was a member of VFW Carpentersville | 8 | | Post 5195; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak was preceded in death by his | 10 | | stepbrother, Jack Bostwick; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Pavlak is survived by his daughter, Kimberly | 12 | | Russ, and his grandchildren, Arika Rose Zemola and Nathaniel | 13 | | Zemola; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | John Gerald "Jerry" Pavlak, and extend our sincere condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 18 | | it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of John Pavlak as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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