Bill Text: IL SR0024 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George Joseph Paynic.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0024 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0024-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 George Joseph Paynic, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | January 16, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, George Paynic was born on September 14, 1929, in | ||||||
6 | Granite City; his parents were Anthony and Frances (Kezele) | ||||||
7 | Paynic Sr.; and
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8 | WHEREAS, George Paynic spent his entire life in the Wood | ||||||
9 | River-East Alton area and began working as a young man in his | ||||||
10 | father's shoe shop; after serving his country as a member of | ||||||
11 | the United States Army during the Korean War, he returned to | ||||||
12 | the area and began his work in funeral service, serving | ||||||
13 | families for more than 50 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, George Paynic was the founder of the George J. | ||||||
15 | Paynic Home for Funerals, which he established in Rosewood | ||||||
16 | Heights in 1989 and operated until 2011; and
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17 | WHEREAS, George Paynic was a past Governor and longtime | ||||||
18 | member of the Wood River Moose #1349, earning the Pilgrim's | ||||||
19 | degree; he was also a past Wood River City Councilman, a | ||||||
20 | 50-plus year Madison County Reserve Deputy Coroner, and a | ||||||
21 | member of the Croatian Fraternal Union of America, Benld |
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1 | Chapter; and
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2 | WHEREAS, George Paynic was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents; his brothers, Edward, Fr. Richard, Anthony, and | ||||||
4 | Stephen Paynic, and his sisters, Helen Eich, Julia Paynic, and | ||||||
5 | Rose Marie Bowler; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George Paynic is survived by his son and | ||||||
7 | daughter-in-law, Joseph W. and Jennifer Paynic; his daughters | ||||||
8 | and their spouses, Georgiann Ursch, Toni Blevins-Lucas, | ||||||
9 | LaDonna Evans, Angela Paynic, Andrea Schenk, Trish Ursch, and | ||||||
10 | Michaela Green; his many grandchildren and | ||||||
11 | great-grandchildren; his brother-in-law, Eldon Bowler; his | ||||||
12 | sister-in-law, S. Jean Paynic; and his many nieces and nephews; | ||||||
13 | therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
16 | his family and friends, the passing of George Joseph Paynic; | ||||||
17 | and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of George Paynic as an expression of | ||||||
20 | our sympathy.
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