Full Text of SR0531 101st 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 Captain Chancellor Alfonso "Pete" Tzomes | 4 | | of Milan, who passed away on June 13, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Captain Tzomes was born in Williamsport, | 6 | | Pennsylvania on December 30, 1944; he was raised by James C. | 7 | | and Charlotte E. (Hill) Tzomes; he married Carolyn Eason in | 8 | | Rock Island on July 14, 2007; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Captain Tzomes graduated from the United States | 10 | | Naval Academy in 1967; he had sea duty assignments on five | 11 | | nuclear-powered submarines; in May 1983, he made history by | 12 | | becoming the first African American to command a U.S. submarine | 13 | | during a change of command ceremony aboard the USS Houston; he | 14 | | also had the pleasure of being assigned as Commanding Officer, | 15 | | Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes from June 1990 until June | 16 | | 1992; he served as a member of the Pacific Fleet Nuclear | 17 | | Propulsion Examining Board, as a Force Operations Officer on | 18 | | the staff of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, | 19 | | and as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations/Inspector | 20 | | General at the Naval base in Charleston, South Carolina, from | 21 | | which he retired in 1994; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Captain Tzomes was proud of the recognition he |
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| 1 | | received for his achievements while serving as the Director in | 2 | | the Equal Opportunity Division of the Bureau of Naval Personnel | 3 | | and as the personal advisor to the Chief of Naval Personnel on | 4 | | equal opportunity issues; in 1991, he received the Black | 5 | | Engineer of the Year Award for his efforts in paving the path | 6 | | for leading the Navy's equal opportunity programs into the 21st | 7 | | century; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After departing the Navy, Captain Tzomes served as | 9 | | a Vice President at Bank One for one year; he then worked as a | 10 | | utility manager in the nuclear division of Exelon Corporation, | 11 | | where he held various leadership positions while primarily | 12 | | assigned to the Quad Cities Generating Station, until July of | 13 | | 2012; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Captain Tzomes continued to keep abreast of Navy | 15 | | and military issues through his affiliation with the Naval | 16 | | Submarine League, the U.S. Naval Institute, the United States | 17 | | Submarine Veterans, the Navy League, the Military Officers | 18 | | Association, and the American Legion; he was also a member of | 19 | | the NAACP and supported the USO; as a career submarine officer, | 20 | | he was proud of his service; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Captain Tzomes is survived by his wife of 12 | 22 | | years, Carolyn Eason-Tzomes; his son and granddaughter from a | 23 | | previous marriage, Chancellor A. Tzomes II and Mariana Tzomes; |
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| 1 | | and his many other family members and friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Captain Chancellor Alfonso "Pete" Tzomes and extend our sincere | 5 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 6 | | him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Captain Pete Tzomes as an expression | 9 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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