Bill Text: IL SR1681 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Clarence W. Schawk.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1681 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1681-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Clarence W. Schawk, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | September 20, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Clarence Schawk was born on March 21, 1926 in | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago; his parents were Clarence E. and Adell (nee Treptow) | ||||||
| 7 | Schawk; he married Marilyn Rieck on June 6, 1953 in Chicago; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Clarence Schawk was a proud member of the United | ||||||
| 10 | States Marine Corps' 2nd Division, 2nd Battalion in the Pacific | ||||||
| 11 | theater during the infamous Battle of Okinawa; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Clarence Schawk was the founder and longtime owner | ||||||
| 13 | and operator of Schawk, Inc. in Chicago; he and his wife were | ||||||
| 14 | also the owners and operators of the Geneva Inn on Lake Geneva; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Clarence Schawk and his wife were the founders of | ||||||
| 17 | the Clarence W. and Marilyn G. Schawk Family Foundation, which | ||||||
| 18 | has been involved with many organizations, including the | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago Lutheran Educational Fund, the United Way, the National | ||||||
| 20 | Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, the National Foundation for | ||||||
| 21 | Abused and Neglected Children, the Neediest Kids Fund, the | ||||||
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| 1 | Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts of America, the LEAPS Program at | ||||||
| 2 | Valparaiso University, the Marine Corps Scholarship | ||||||
| 3 | Foundation, inner city schools in Chicago, The Time is Now, and | ||||||
| 4 | several other worthy causes; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Clarence Schawk is survived by his wife of 61 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Marilyn; a sister, Dorothy Schawk; 4 children, Cathy | ||||||
| 7 | Schawk, David (Teryl) Schawk, Judy (Bruce) Gallo, and Lisa | ||||||
| 8 | (Scott) Stearns; 7 grandchildren, Kelly (Rob) Douglass, | ||||||
| 9 | Colleen (Tom) Barlo, Kara (Adam) O'Dempsey, Jessica Gallo, | ||||||
| 10 | William Stearns, Mallory Stearns, and Sarah Stearns; and 6 | ||||||
| 11 | great-grandchildren, Ava, Tyler, Addison, Trevor, Travis, and | ||||||
| 12 | Scarlet; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
| 15 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clarence W. Schawk; | ||||||
| 16 | and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Clarence Schawk as an expression of | ||||||
| 19 | our sympathy.
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