Bill Text: IL SR0245 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Stephen J. Andras of Aurora.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0245 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0245-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 Stephen J. Andras of Aurora, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 12, 2009; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born on September 12, 1923, in Temple, | ||||||
| 6 | Pennsylvania, the son of Michael and Anna (Kielar) Andras; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, He served with the first division of the United | ||||||
| 8 | States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Islands | ||||||
| 9 | and was discharged on January 18, 1946 after being wounded in | ||||||
| 10 | the line of duty; he received a Purple Heart for his dedicated | ||||||
| 11 | service;
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was a dedicated publisher who retired | ||||||
| 13 | as president from the Strathmore Printing Company in 1985 after | ||||||
| 14 | 35 years of service; he then owned and ran Cogan Productions, a | ||||||
| 15 | supplier of Catholic catechisms to ministries worldwide until | ||||||
| 16 | his death;
Mr. Andras was an active member of Holy Angels | ||||||
| 17 | Church; he had a strong faith which was evident throughout his | ||||||
| 18 | life; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mr. Andras was committed to serving the community; | ||||||
| 20 | he was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Serra Club, Toastmaster's, | ||||||
| 21 | and the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley; he also | ||||||
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| 1 | served on the board for Rush Copley Hospital and was the | ||||||
| 2 | campaign manager for former Aurora mayor, Al McCoy; Mr. Andras | ||||||
| 3 | was dedicated to increasing awareness of the blind, a generous | ||||||
| 4 | donor to many organizations, and was active in his | ||||||
| 5 | philanthropic work; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael | ||||||
| 7 | and Anna; his wife, Betty; his daughter, Susan; his brother, | ||||||
| 8 | John; and his sister, Anna; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mr. Andras is survived by his daughters, Carol | ||||||
| 10 | Andras and Francine (Alan) Eggleston; his son, Stephen (Debbie) | ||||||
| 11 | Andras; and his grandchildren, Traci, Carrie, and Kyle | ||||||
| 12 | Eggleston, and Adam and Madeline Andras; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 15 | his family and friends, the passing of Stephen J. Andras; and | ||||||
| 16 | be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Stephen J. Andras as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 19 | sincere sympathy.
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