Bill Text: IL HR1396 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the former mayor of Loves Park, Joe Sinkiawic, on his 90th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1396 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1396-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 pleased to congratulate the former mayor of | ||||||
4 | Loves Park, Joe Sinkiawic, on his 90th birthday; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Joe Sinkiawic was born on September 2, 1920 and | ||||||
6 | will celebrate his birthday on September 11, 2010 with his | ||||||
7 | family and friends; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Joe resides in Loves Park; his parents came to the | ||||||
9 | United States in the early 1900s from Lithuania; he and his | ||||||
10 | wife, Mabel, raised their children in the community; she passed | ||||||
11 | away in 2002; and
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12 | WHEREAS, He attended Loves Park Grade School and graduated | ||||||
13 | from Harlem High School in 1938; and
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14 | WHEREAS, He worked for National Lock for 15 months and then | ||||||
15 | attended Southern Illinois Normal Teacher's College for two | ||||||
16 | years, until the bombing of Pearl Harbor caused him to | ||||||
17 | volunteer and join the United States Army; and
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18 | WHEREAS, After the war, he returned to Southern and met his | ||||||
19 | wife and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree; the | ||||||
20 | couple returned to Loves Park, where Joe taught school and |
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1 | coached several sports teams; he later served as principal of | ||||||
2 | North Park Elementary School; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Joe became a Loves Park alderman in 1952 and was | ||||||
4 | elected its mayor in 1977; he retired from the position in | ||||||
5 | 1997; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | congratulate "Mayor Joe" Sinkiawic on his 90th birthday and | ||||||
9 | wish him continued good health and happiness for years to come; | ||||||
10 | and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to "Mayor Joe" Sinkiawic as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
13 | and esteem.
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