Full Text of SR0508 97th 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 Arthur S. Nicholas, who passed away on | 4 | | December 22, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was a veteran of the United States Navy; he | 6 | | grew up in Greece and actively fought the Communists in that | 7 | | country following World War II; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After emigrating to the United States, he worked | 9 | | as a dishwasher, but within 25 years became President of a | 10 | | Fortune 500 Company and a member of the Young Presidents | 11 | | Organization; during that time, he earned a degree in Chemical | 12 | | Engineering from the University of Michigan, founded Leon | 13 | | Chemicals, Inc., an innovative and profitable automotive | 14 | | plastics supplier, authored 13 patents, and joined US | 15 | | Industries, a global conglomerate, where he was appointed | 16 | | President in 1973; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Following his tenure at US Industries, he was | 18 | | brought in by a group of banks to serve as President of | 19 | | Evanston-based Apeco Corporation, where he lead the firm out of | 20 | | Chapter 11 bankruptcy status; he later entered the field of | 21 | | investment banking as Partner at the Chicago firm Nicholas, | 22 | | Feder and Jaffe, Inc.; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In his retirement, he funded a scholarship at the | 2 | | University of Michigan to help ensure that economically | 3 | | disadvantaged students have the same opportunities that | 4 | | allowed him to be successful; he was also a key figure in the | 5 | | buildings of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Grand | 6 | | Rapids, Michigan and St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in | 7 | | Palatine; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Nicholas was the beloved husband of Bess, | 9 | | nee Zazanis; the loving father of Dr. Niki (Dr. Charles | 10 | | Nicholson) Nicholas, Arthur (Montean LaPorte) Nicholas Jr., | 11 | | and Thomas (Julia) Nicholas; the proud grandfather of Nathan, | 12 | | Carly, Laura, and Trent; the dear brother of James (Georgia), | 13 | | George (Katina), and Chrysis (Robert) Hultzen; and the fond | 14 | | uncle of many; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 | | his family and friends, the passing of Arthur Nicholas; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Arthur Nicholas as a symbol of our | 21 | | sincere sympathy.
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