Full Text of SR0943 095th General Assembly
SR0943 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 George J. "Po" Stampar of Lockport, who | 4 |
| passed away on December 5, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago, lived on the East side of | 6 |
| Chicago, and later in Lockport for
23 years; he also had a | 7 |
| residence in Port Charlotte, Florida; He graduated from the | 8 |
| University of Illinois with a B.S. in 1946 and a M.A. in 1947; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, He was retired from the Illinois Department of | 11 |
| Corrections, Joliet Correctional Center, as Executive | 12 |
| Assistant to the Warden; he was formally an Assistant Warden at | 13 |
| Stateville Correctional Center; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a life member of the Will County Police | 15 |
| Chiefs Association and the Illinois Police Association, a | 16 |
| member of the Lockport Police Pension Board since 1982, serving | 17 |
| as President of its Pension Fund 1986 to 2007, a member of Phi | 18 |
| Kappa Sigma Fraternity, and an Honorary Member of the 1947 | 19 |
| Illini Rose Bowl Team; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary | 21 |
| (Popovich); his parents, Michael and Mary (Furlan); six |
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| sisters; and a brother; and
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| WHEREAS, George Stampar is survived by his children, Tina | 3 |
| (Mike) Huber, Michael
(Cathy), Joanne (Jeff) Lasky, and | 4 |
| Christine (Jack) Book; his six loving grandchildren, | 5 |
| Christopher and Nicholas Stampar, Eva and Eli Book, and Emily | 6 |
| and Alexander Lasky; as well as several nieces and nephews and | 7 |
| in-laws; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of George J. "Po" Stampar; | 11 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of George J. "Po" Stampar as a symbol | 14 |
| of our sincere sympathy.
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