Bill Text: IL SR0630 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of George A. Collias.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0630 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SR0630-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of George A. Collias, who passed away on
June 13, 2017; and
WHEREAS, George Collias served as a United States Army
paratrooper toward the end of World War II and was active duty
in the Army Reserve for 28 years; he graduated from
Northwestern University and the Loyola University School of
Law; and
WHEREAS, George Collias had a five-year career as a lawyer
at Baker McKenzie; he then launched a broadcasting company,
Century Broadcasting; in 1964, he and a college friend bought
their first FM radio station in St. Louis, Missouri; over the
next 34 years, Century Broadcasting, a Chicago-based company
headquartered in the John Hancock building, grew across the
country, playing rock, jazz, and easy listening over the air
waves in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Boston,
Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis, and Tampa; he sold the company's
final hometown station, WPNT-FM, in 1996; and
WHEREAS, George Collias was a leader at the Hellenic
Foundation and an active member of Leadership 100, an endowment
fund for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese that supports the

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ministries of the church; he loved to sail, travel, and spend
time with his family; and
WHEREAS, George Collias was preceded in death by his son,
Scott Dell, and his sisters, Eugenia Collias and Danae
Kornaros; and
WHEREAS, George Collias is survived by his wife, Sharon
Ann; his children, Chip (Cindy) Dell, Deborah (Scott) Dell, and
Linda (Kurt) Berlin; his brother, Nick (Jane); his
grandchildren, Jason, Ashley, and Rudy (Tricia) Dell and Eva,
Oliver, and Abel Chamberlin; and several nieces and nephews;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
George A. Collias, and extend our sincere condolences to his
family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of George Collias as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.