Bill Text: IL SR0365 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Elvira A. "Vera" Blazevic of Joliet.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-10-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0365 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0365-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Elvira A. "Vera" Blazevic of Joliet, who
passed away on October 4, 2011; and
WHEREAS, She was born June 22, 1915 to the late Peter and
Antoinette (nee Genard) Baudino; she was a graduate of Joliet
Township High School, Class of 1933; she married Anton William
Blazevic on December 30, 1939; and
WHEREAS, Anton founded Modern Home Builders of Joliet
(later Modern Builders Industrial Concrete Company) in 1947 and
his wife was very supportive and instrumental in its success
throughout the years; prior to her marriage, she was employed
at Goldblatt's Department Store in yards goods where her
ability to instantly price material was amazing; she was also
an excellent seamstress, sewing everything from wedding gowns
to coats; and
WHEREAS, She was a woman of deep faith, and was a founding
member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and a member of
the Paulites; she was a benefactor to her church and to many
local charitable organizations; and
WHEREAS, She loved the outdoors; as a young woman she could

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be found horseback riding at the old Woodruff Stables or
swimming at Joliet's Michigan Beach; she enjoyed gardening and
golfed up to age 91; winning various golf tournaments through
the years, she also was an original member of the Joliet
Country Club Women's Golf Team; in the 1950s, she and her
husband were the first to waterski on the Kankakee River, and
over the years introduced their family and friends to the
sport; and
WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her
sisters, Irma Cassani and Anna Marie; and her brothers, Joe,
Lawrence, and Ray Baudino; and
WHEREAS, Elvira Blazevic was the beloved mother of Tana
(Mel) Gray and Terrance (Georgia) Blazevic; the loving and
devoted grandmother of Jennifer (Marc) Stanley, Rachel (Olof)
Anderson, Stephanie Gray, April (Matthew) Woodside, Alisha
(Nicki), and the late Bryce A.G. Blazevic; the dearest
great-grandmother of Leif, Steffan, and twins, Annika and
Charlotte Anderson, Zachary and Catherine Woodside, Samuel,
Benjamin, and Josephine Blazevic-Seibert; she will also be
missed by her dear friends, Mary Lu Silk, Louise "Weezee"
Simmons, and Mary Lou Langdon; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

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her family and friends, the passing of Elvira Blazevic; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Elvira Blazevic as a symbol of our
sincere sympathy.