Bill Text: IL SR0577 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Dr. James "Jim" Picek of Woodridge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0577 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0577-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Dr. James "Jim" Picek of Woodridge, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 17, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; he was | ||||||
| 6 | raised in a loving home interested in hard work, sports, and | ||||||
| 7 | academics, especially mathematics and statistical analytics; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek became a professor of psychology and | ||||||
| 10 | taught at three universities, Indiana University, the | ||||||
| 11 | University of Wisconsin, and DePaul University; he later | ||||||
| 12 | worked for Caterpillar Inc. at its corporate headquarters in | ||||||
| 13 | Peoria for 25 years; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek retired early and pursued his life's | ||||||
| 15 | passions, which included philanthropy, the culinary arts, | ||||||
| 16 | travel, and living a healthy lifestyle; he also discovered he | ||||||
| 17 | enjoyed running; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek will be remembered for his strength, | ||||||
| 19 | courage, humility, kindness, and love of life; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
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| 1 | Stanley and Viola Picek, and his nephew, Christopher Kelly; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jim Picek is survived by his wife, Gina | ||||||
| 4 | Cunningham; his children, Michael and Rasmey Picek, Katy | ||||||
| 5 | Picek, and Sarah and Kurt Fairbank; his grandchildren, Blake, | ||||||
| 6 | Annalise, Alexander, Audrey, Sophia, Sylvia, Josephine, | ||||||
| 7 | Nathaniel, and Edward; his sister, Mary Ann Kelly, and her | ||||||
| 8 | family, Stephanie and Sam Lynn; his niece and nephew-in-law, | ||||||
| 9 | Sydney and Drew Criminski; his in-laws, the Brown and Husted | ||||||
| 10 | families; many cousins, nieces, and nephews; and his best | ||||||
| 11 | friend, Niko; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Dr. James "Jim" Picek and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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