Bill Text: IL SR0822 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Reverend Daniel Albert "Dan" Smilanic of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0822 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0822-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 Reverend Daniel Albert "Dan" Smilanic | ||||||
4 | of Chicago, who passed away on February 20, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Rev. Smilanic was born to Nicholas and Mary | ||||||
6 | (Crowe) Smilanic in Chicago on July 2, 1947; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | St. Giles Parish School in Oak Park in 1961 and Quigley North | ||||||
8 | Preparatory Seminary High School in Chicago in 1965; he | ||||||
9 | attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio for one year | ||||||
10 | before matriculating to Loyola University in Chicago and the | ||||||
11 | University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein; he was | ||||||
12 | ordained as a Roman Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of | ||||||
13 | Chicago in 1973; he received his Doctor of Canon Law from the | ||||||
14 | Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Rev. Smilanic served as an associate pastor at | ||||||
16 | several parishes in the Chicago area, including St. Gall | ||||||
17 | Catholic Church and Mary, Seat of Wisdom; after receiving his | ||||||
18 | doctorate, he served as the judicial vicar for the Archdiocese | ||||||
19 | of Chicago for many years; he later served as the judicial | ||||||
20 | vicar for the diocese of Gaylord, Michigan; during this time, | ||||||
21 | he was a longtime resident priest at St. Paul of the Cross in | ||||||
22 | Park Ridge; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rev. Smilanic was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Rev. Smilanic is survived by his siblings, John | ||||||
4 | "Jack" (Barbara) Smilanic, Mary Eileen (Joseph) Madda, and | ||||||
5 | Julie (William) Ness, and his nieces and nephews, Mary Jo | ||||||
6 | Madda, Lea Madda, Alex Madda, and Kathryn Ness; therefore, be | ||||||
7 | it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Reverend Daniel Albert "Dan" Smilanic and extend our sincere | ||||||
11 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
12 | him; and be it further
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