Bill Text: IL HR0280 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Martin "Marty" Ozinga III.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0280 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0280-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Martin | ||||||
4 | "Marty" Ozinga III; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga began working for his family's | ||||||
6 | business, Ozinga, at the age of 15 as a $1-per-hour laborer in | ||||||
7 | the company's first yard in Evergreen Park; by the age of 18, | ||||||
8 | he was driving a ready-mix concrete truck for union wages | ||||||
9 | while earning a degree in psychology at Calvin College in | ||||||
10 | Grand Rapids, Michigan; he became general manager in 1973 at | ||||||
11 | age 23 and, in 1985, succeeded his father as president of | ||||||
12 | Ozinga; he was married to his wife Ruth for 40 years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga led the business through a period of | ||||||
14 | tremendous growth, including expansion in to the downtown | ||||||
15 | Chicago market, where Ozinga supplied concrete for | ||||||
16 | high-profile projects such as the construction of the new | ||||||
17 | Comiskey Park (Guaranteed Rate Field), the renovation of | ||||||
18 | Soldier Field, and the production of more than 250,000 cubic | ||||||
19 | yards of concrete for the Dan Ryan Expressway; in 2012, he | ||||||
20 | handed over the operations of the family business to his six | ||||||
21 | sons and their cousin Jeff, representing the fourth generation | ||||||
22 | of Ozinga ownership; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The Ozinga family has been deeply involved with | ||||||
2 | Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, where Martin | ||||||
3 | Ozinga Jr., father of Marty, was one of the school's founders; | ||||||
4 | the school's Ozinga Chapel was built in 2001 in honor of Martin | ||||||
5 | Ozinga Jr. and his wife; Marty Ozinga served on the college's | ||||||
6 | board of trustees, and he and his wife, Ruth, were co-chairs of | ||||||
7 | the college's capital fundraising campaign; four of their sons | ||||||
8 | attended Trinity Christian; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga found great joy in volunteering much | ||||||
10 | of his time to Christian organizations; he will especially be | ||||||
11 | remembered for treating co-workers with care and respect and | ||||||
12 | generously giving of his time and resources to causes that | ||||||
13 | helped those less fortunate in local communities and abroad; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Marty Ozinga was the beloved husband of Melissa | ||||||
16 | (Ogden) Roeda and the late Ruth M. (Gombis) Ozinga; the loving | ||||||
17 | father of Martin IV (Amy), Karl, Justin (Annie), Aaron | ||||||
18 | (Amanda), Paul (Sarah), and Rep. Timothy (Amanda); the | ||||||
19 | cherished grandfather of Martin V, Elyse, Jack, Ezra, Ayanna, | ||||||
20 | Sunniva, Jude, Noah, Carmalee, Mercy, Mikayla, Alivia, Sydney, | ||||||
21 | Gwyneth, Eden, Gavin, Macey, Austin, Isaac, Max, Ruth, Luke, | ||||||
22 | Axel, Willa, Ezekiel, Ava, Aria, Zoe, and Elle; the dearest | ||||||
23 | brother of Beverly Ozinga and the late Kenneth (Judy) Ozinga; | ||||||
24 | the dear brother-in-law of Dr. Leon (Kathryn) Gombis and the |
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1 | late Theodore (Niki) Gombis; the much loved uncle of many | ||||||
2 | nieces and nephews; the dear stepfather of Joshua (Karie) | ||||||
3 | Roeda, Ryan (Melinda) Roeda, and Corinne (Brent) Guynes; and | ||||||
4 | the step-grandfather of Aubrey, Addison, Amelia, Kylie, Cora, | ||||||
5 | Liam, Sawyer, and Isla; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
7 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we mourn the passing of Martin "Marty" Ozinga III and extend | ||||||
9 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
10 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Marty Ozinga as an expression of our | ||||||
13 | deepest sympathy.
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