Full Text of SR0955 099th 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 Steve D. Spurgetis of Moline, who passed | 4 | | away on August 20, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Spurgetis was born in Lexington, Nebraska on | 6 | | April 29, 1933 to James C. and Nikoletta Kasteliotis Spurgetis; | 7 | | he served in the United States Army during the Korean War from | 8 | | 1953 to 1955, stationed in Germany; he married Margit | 9 | | Lagerquist on September 8, 1963 in Moline; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In July of 1956, Steve Spurgetis joined the Moline | 11 | | Fire Department (MFD); after 27 years of dedicated service, he | 12 | | retired as Captain of Station 2; following his retirement, he | 13 | | served as the President of the Fire Department Pension Fund, | 14 | | the first President of the fire department retirees, a charter | 15 | | member of the Illinois Association of Retired Fire Fighters of | 16 | | Illinois, and a past officer at MFD Local 581; he was | 17 | | instrumental in creating the MFD memorial at Ben Butterworth to | 18 | | honor deceased fire fighters of Moline; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Steve Spurgetis served in many capacities at | 20 | | various organizations; he was the Secretary Treasurer and later | 21 | | President of the Moline Municipal Credit Union; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Steve Spurgetis was a member of Moline Veterans of | 2 | | Foreign Wars 2130 and Moline American Legion Post 246; he | 3 | | served on the board of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where | 4 | | he was a member; he also belonged to Rock Island Elks 980, the | 5 | | Viking Club, and the Illinois Association Of Retired Fire | 6 | | Fighters; he enjoyed golf, fishing, gardening, and crossword | 7 | | puzzles; he helped the fire department, city employees, and | 8 | | retirees to prepare and deliver food baskets to the needy each | 9 | | Thanksgiving; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Steve Spurgetis was preceded in death by his wife, | 11 | | Margit; his parents; his 2 brothers; and 1 sister; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Steve Spurgetis is survived by his stepdaughter, | 13 | | Sharon (Tony) Holmes; his grandchildren, Tony (Kelly) Holmes, | 14 | | Jr., Nicole Holmes, and Heather Holmes; his | 15 | | great-grandchildren, Tony Holmes, Bryce Holmes, Alyssa Holmes, | 16 | | Lucas Richards, Janalee Richards, and Braxton Anthony; his | 17 | | great-great-grandchildren, Anthony Steven Joseph Holmes, III, | 18 | | Kaydyn Holmes, and Jordan Holmes; his sister, Mary Spurgetis; | 19 | | and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Steve D. Spurgetis, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Steve Spurgetis as an expression of | 4 | | our deepest sympathy.
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