Bill Text: IL SR0686 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Anthony Louis Christopulos of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR0686 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0686-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 Anthony Louis Christopulos of Waukegan, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on May 18, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Christopulos was born in Cheyenne, | ||||||
6 | Wyoming to Louis and Helen Christopulos on April 10, 1927; he | ||||||
7 | married Ann in 1955; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Anthony Christopulos was an adventurer at heart | ||||||
9 | and held approximately 82 jobs throughout his 90 years; he sold | ||||||
10 | newspapers during the Great Depression, worked at a movie | ||||||
11 | theater in Nebraska, and traveled throughout Mexico; he opened | ||||||
12 | up the Burgundy Room, a bar that he ran with his brother, Bob, | ||||||
13 | for 32 years; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Anthony Christopulos was affectionately known as | ||||||
15 | "Tony" or "Gatch"; he was a fan of the University of Wyoming | ||||||
16 | Cowboys; he was known as a trickster, a jokester, and one not | ||||||
17 | to take life too seriously; he was an avid fisherman and could | ||||||
18 | be found most evenings in the summer, fishing the ponds at | ||||||
19 | Bonnie Brook Golf Course; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Anthony Christopulos was proceeded in death by his | ||||||
21 | parents; his siblings, Jim, Nick, Kay, George, Bob, and Iris; |
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1 | his son-in-law, Michael Bonamarte; and his niece, Elaine; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Anthony Christopulos is survived by his of wife 62 | ||||||
3 | years, Ann; his children, Nick, Laura Bonamarte, and Bill | ||||||
4 | (Jill); his grandchildren, Jaclyn, Cami, Lexi, and Tony; his | ||||||
5 | great-granddaughter, Vivienne; his brother, Mike (Jan); his | ||||||
6 | brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Peggy Moraites; and | ||||||
7 | several nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Anthony Louis Christopulos, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
11 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
12 | it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Anthony Christopulos as an | ||||||
15 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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