Bill Text: IL SR0556 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Kazar Kazarian of Lake Forest.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR0556 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0556-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 John Kazar Kazarian of Lake Forest, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on April 15, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Kazarian was born in Waukegan to Kazar and | ||||||
| 6 | Mariam Kazarian on October 21, 1929; he graduated from Waukegan | ||||||
| 7 | High School in 1945; he married Armina Elmas Bedrosian in | ||||||
| 8 | Waukegan on June 16, 1951 and received his Juris Doctor from | ||||||
| 9 | the University of Miami in 1952; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, John Kazarian was a school principal and coach in | ||||||
| 11 | Mundelein for over a decade; he launched a successful group of | ||||||
| 12 | men's clothing stores in Waukegan and Vernon Hills and turned a | ||||||
| 13 | corner candy store in Waukegan into a thriving business that | ||||||
| 14 | enjoyed nearly 20 years of success; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, John Kazarian enjoyed horse races, his daily | ||||||
| 16 | visits to the health club for his walks, and holding court at | ||||||
| 17 | the Starbucks in Lake Forest; he was affectionately known as | ||||||
| 18 | "Poppa" to his grandchildren; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, John Kazarian was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 20 | and his son, John Jr.; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Kazarian is survived by his wife of over 65 | ||||||
| 2 | years, Armina "Steffie"; his children, Stephanie (Brian) | ||||||
| 3 | Kearney, Jacqueline (Peter Cunningham) Kazarian, Gregory (Kim) | ||||||
| 4 | Kazarian, and Stacey (Jim) Lareau; his grandchildren, Kevin | ||||||
| 5 | (Elizabeth) Kearney, Briana Kearney, Sima Cunningham, Liam | ||||||
| 6 | Cunningham, John T. Kazarian, Alexandra Kazarian, Kenneth | ||||||
| 7 | Kazarian, Samara Lareau, and Jackson Lareau; and his brother, | ||||||
| 8 | Edward Norman Kazarian; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | John Kazar Kazarian, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of John Kazarian as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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