Full Text of SR0784 095th General Assembly
SR0784 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of James C. "Jim" Lukacek of Naperville, | 4 |
| formerly of Worth, who passed away on June 29, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Lukacek was born February 6, 1949 in Evergreen | 6 |
| Park; he was a 1967 graduate of Richards High School and a 1971 | 7 |
| graduate of Chicago State University; he began his career as an | 8 |
| elementary school teacher with the Chicago Public Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim switched careers to the computer field in 1976 | 10 |
| and was hired by the federal government where he continued to | 11 |
| be employed for 32 years; he worked for the Railroad Retirement | 12 |
| Board, the Veterans' Administration Data Processing | 13 |
| Center/Supply Depot, and then transferred to the Department of | 14 |
| Justice, U.S. Attorney's office as System Manager, serving in | 15 |
| that role for 24 years; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2006, Jim volunteered to be detailed to the | 17 |
| State Department, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Regime Crimes | 18 |
| Liaison Office and Iraqi High Tribunal in Baghdad for 10 months | 19 |
| where he assisted in the trial of Saddam Hussein; during his | 20 |
| employment with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Jim was selected by | 21 |
| the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys to serve among an elite | 22 |
| group of eight Regional Systems Managers who as a group were |
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| responsible for the development and coordination of IT services | 2 |
| to all 94 U.S. Attorney Offices throughout our nation's 50 | 3 |
| states as well as U.S. territories; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim had the honor and distinction of being one of | 5 |
| the longest serving Evaluators for the Department of Justice, | 6 |
| U.S. Attorneys Office, providing guidance and assistance to | 7 |
| every U.S. Attorney District Field and Branch offices | 8 |
| nationwide; Jim received numerous awards for his outstanding | 9 |
| service at both the local and district levels, the Department | 10 |
| of Justice's Executive Office for U.S Attorneys, and the Office | 11 |
| of the U.S. Attorney General; and he received numerous letters | 12 |
| of commendation from U.S. Attorneys and various agency heads | 13 |
| within the Executive and Judicial branches of government; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Jim has a lifelong affiliation with the Boy Scouts | 15 |
| of America, first as a member of Troop #3456, Worth, and later | 16 |
| serving as Assistant Scoutmaster and Troop Committee Chairman | 17 |
| for Naperville Boy Scouts of America Troop #133; Jim also | 18 |
| served on the Naperville Sister Cities Commission from 2005 to | 19 |
| 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Lukacek was the loving husband of Jeannette | 21 |
| Swist Lukacek; the beloved father of Jonathan (Shiho) and | 22 |
| Lauren Lukacek; the devoted son of the late Joseph and Shirley | 23 |
| (nee Pauls) Lukacek; the son-in-law of the late John and Emily |
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| Swist (nee Druktenis); the dear brother of JoAnn (Jim) Bunyea | 2 |
| and Paul (Liz nee Gedmin) Lukacek; the fond uncle of Jennifer | 3 |
| (Seth) Hopkins, Jason Bunyea, Emily and Phillip Lukacek, and | 4 |
| the late Jane Lukacek; the dear great-uncle to Astrid Simone | 5 |
| Bunyea-Hopkins; the loving nephew and cousin to many; and the | 6 |
| adored grandson of the late Angelina (nee Gruz) and Klement | 7 |
| Lukacek, and the late Margaret (nee Brehm) and Arthur Pauls; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of James Lukacek; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of James C. "Jim" Lukacek as a symbol | 15 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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