Full Text of SR1933 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 George Makela of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on July 15, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Makela was born in Waukegan to Oiva and | 6 | | Edna Makela on August 26, 1922; he graduated from Waukegan High | 7 | | School in 1942 and joined the U.S. Marines; he served during | 8 | | World War II in the Pacific and rose to the rank of Sergeant; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following his service during World War II, George | 11 | | Makela worked with his father at the family store, Makela's | 12 | | Grocery; he retired from Copley Newspaper as a classified ad | 13 | | manager; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, George Makela refereed basketball in Lake County | 15 | | for 15 years; he loved to play golf at Bonnie Brook Golf Course | 16 | | in Waukegan; he also enjoyed morning coffee with his breakfast | 17 | | friends at The Sunset House and The Avalon; he and his wife | 18 | | spent many years wintering in Ahwatukee, Arizona; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, George Makela participated in an Honor Flight to | 20 | | Washington D.C. with fellow World War II veterans; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, George Makela was preceded in death by his parents | 2 | | and his brother-in-law, Len Huber; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, George Makela is survived by his wife of 72 years, | 4 | | Jean Makela; his son, Rob (Kathy) Makela; his grandchildren, | 5 | | Scott (Kelly) Makela, Ted Makela, and Kiirsti (Dan) Kamrath; | 6 | | his great-grandchildren, Kaari and Kamy Makela
and RJ Kamrath; | 7 | | Clyde and Helen Fawcett, Peggy (T-T) Fawcett, the entire | 8 | | Fawcett Family, and the Louis Ross Family; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | George Makela, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of George Makela as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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