Bill Text: IL SR0816 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Nikola Kovacevic of Grayslake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0816 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0816-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 Nikola "Nick" Kovacevic of Grayslake, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on November 1, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic was born to Frank and Amanda | ||||||
| 6 | (Vrkljan) Kovacevic in 1927 in the small village of Vranik, | ||||||
| 7 | Lika-Senj County, Croatia; he grew up on the family farm with | ||||||
| 8 | his parents and siblings; after mandatory service in the JNA | ||||||
| 9 | Army, he fled to Austria; after locating long lost relatives in | ||||||
| 10 | the U.S., he immigrated to America in 1959; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic met fellow Croatian immigrant | ||||||
| 12 | Marija "Mary" Bobic at a Baptism celebration hosted by mutual | ||||||
| 13 | friends; they married in April of 1968 and settled in North | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago, eventually moving to Grayslake; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic retired from Abbott Laboratories | ||||||
| 16 | in 1991 with over 30 years of service; he and his wife worked | ||||||
| 17 | tirelessly at their jobs and at an apartment building they | ||||||
| 18 | purchased to make a better life for themselves and their two | ||||||
| 19 | children; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic loved his vegetable garden, often | ||||||
| 21 | sharing the tomatoes and peppers with friends and neighbors; he | ||||||
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| 1 | was a long-standing member of the American Croatian Waukegan | ||||||
| 2 | Tamburitzans and Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 848, where he | ||||||
| 3 | served as lodge secretary for many years; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 5 | Marija; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic is survived by his son, John | ||||||
| 7 | Kovacevic; his daughter, Mary Kovacevic (Scott Beam); his | ||||||
| 8 | grandson, Robert Nicholas; his sisters, Marija (Robert) | ||||||
| 9 | Asbille and Kata Sikic; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, | ||||||
| 10 | be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | Nikola "Nick" Kovacevic and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Nick Kovacevic as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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