Full Text of SR1478 099th 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 Peter G. Butkovich of Wood River, who | 4 | | passed away on January 21, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich was born on April 2, 1921 in Wood | 6 | | River; his parents were Joseph J. and Mary Butkovich; he | 7 | | married Dorothy "Eloise" Evans on February 7, 1948; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich proudly served his country during | 9 | | World War II from 1939 to 1945 with the United States Coast | 10 | | Guard; he was involved in 6 invasions, one of which was D-Day | 11 | | at Omaha Beach, Normandy; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich worked at Standard Oil for 18 | 13 | | years and with the Boilermakers St. Louis Local 27 for 20 | 14 | | years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich and his wife enjoyed attending his | 16 | | USS Samuel Chase ship reunions, which were held yearly at | 17 | | various places around the United States; he was also a member | 18 | | of the Wood River Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Wood River | 19 | | Moose; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | parents and his siblings, Mike, John, Thomas, Ben, Paul, Anna, | 2 | | Joe, and Matt Butkovich; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Peter Butkovich is survived by his wife of 67 | 4 | | years, Eloise Butkovich; his son, James Butkovich; his | 5 | | daughter, Nancy (Dave) Ringering; his grandchildren, Derek | 6 | | (Kelly) Ringering and Rachel (Michael) Wasserman; his | 7 | | great-grandchildren, Andrew and Olivia Wasserman; and his | 8 | | brother, Steve Butkovich; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Peter G. Butkovich; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Peter Butkovich as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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