Full Text of HR0186 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chester | 4 | | J. "Chet" Rybicki, former mayor of Naperville, who passed away | 5 | | on March 6, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was born on March 25, 1916, to Paul | 7 | | and Estella (nee Olenik) Rybicki; he served in the U.S. Army | 8 | | Air Corps during World War II and was discharged in 1945; he | 9 | | and his wife, Lillian "Mickey" (nee Jaburek) moved to | 10 | | Naperville in 1960; he worked as a buyer for Sears Roebuck & | 11 | | Co., working out of the Sears Tower from 1973 until his | 12 | | retirement in 1975; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki served as the mayor of the City of | 14 | | Naperville from 1975 to 1983; during his time as mayor, he saw | 15 | | Naperville's population double to more than 40,000; he fostered | 16 | | development of the city's riverwalk, taking it from being just | 17 | | unsightly riverbanks lined with oil tanks, garages, and salt | 18 | | piles, and transforming it into the city's award-winning crown | 19 | | jewel; he relocated and restored the historic structures at | 20 | | Naper Settlement; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki's years of public service included | 22 | | time as a township auditor and clerk and member of the |
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| 1 | | Naperville Plan Commission, Naperville Public Library Board, | 2 | | the YMCA board, and Rotary Club of Naperville; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was a member of the Rotary Club of | 4 | | Naperville since 1986 and a longtime member of St. Raphael | 5 | | Catholic Church; he enjoyed mastering the violin and meeting | 6 | | new people; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | his wife of 61 years, Lillian; and his sister, Marie (Elmer) | 9 | | Majewski; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Chet Rybicki was the father of Michael (Mary) | 11 | | Rybicki, John (Susan) Rybicki, and Cheryl (Raymond) Forster; | 12 | | the grandfather of William "Bill" (Asra Syed) Rybicki, James | 13 | | "Jim" (Anna) Rybicki, Dennis Martens, and twins, Michael | 14 | | Forster and Elizabeth (Jim) Grasmeder; the great-grandfather | 15 | | of Ada and Henry Rybicki; and the uncle of many; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we mourn the passing of Chet Rybicki, and we extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 21 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Chet Rybicki as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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