Bill Text: IL SR0921 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thomas Ronald Jasinski-Herbert of Chicago.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0921 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0921-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 Thomas Ronald "T. Ron" Jasinski-Herbert | ||||||
| 4 | of Chicago, who passed away on August 17, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Thomas Jasinski-Herbert was born on November 1, | ||||||
| 6 | 1938; he earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws, and a | ||||||
| 7 | Juris Doctor, all from DePaul University; he remained an active | ||||||
| 8 | alumnus; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Thomas Jasinski-Herbert practiced law in his | ||||||
| 10 | office on
Milwaukee Avenue; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Thomas Jasinski-Herbert was President of | ||||||
| 12 | Ameripol, Corporation, Inc.; President of
the Polonia Media | ||||||
| 13 | Network; Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of "Polonia Today"; | ||||||
| 14 | President of the
Polish Arts Club of Chicago; past President | ||||||
| 15 | and Advocate of the Chicago Society
PNA; founding President and | ||||||
| 16 | member of the Board of the Chicago Society
Foundation; Director | ||||||
| 17 | of the International Polka Association; Director of the Polish
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| 18 | American Congress; former Director of Public Relations of the | ||||||
| 19 | Polish National Alliance;
founder, along with his mother Lee | ||||||
| 20 | Herbert, of the Heritage Club of Polish Americans; past
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| 21 | President of the Advocates Society; past Director of the Polish | ||||||
| 22 | National Alliance; past
Director of the Polish American | ||||||
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| 1 | Congress, Illinois Division; founder and President of ETC | ||||||
| 2 | (Ethnic Television Channel); candidate for Clerk of the City of | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago;
active member of various Democratic Party | ||||||
| 4 | organizations; producer of several documentaries on
Polish | ||||||
| 5 | topics; television, print, and online journalist; and social | ||||||
| 6 | and political commentator; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Thomas Jasinski-Herbert led tours to Poland, | ||||||
| 8 | Germany,
and Russia and was fluent in all 3 languages; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Thomas Jasinski-Herbert was the beloved son of the | ||||||
| 10 | late Leona "Lee" Jasinski Herbert and the late Thomas H. | ||||||
| 11 | Herbert; the cherished nephew and godson of Loretta Sobocinski | ||||||
| 12 | "Lori Sobin" and nephew of Michael
K. (the late Rosemary) | ||||||
| 13 | Jasinski; the devoted cousin of Karen Mackay, Jeanine (Richard) | ||||||
| 14 | Galati,
Patricia (Ken) Brendecke, the late Suzanne Luckew, and | ||||||
| 15 | many others across the country; he also leaves behind a myriad | ||||||
| 16 | of lifelong friends in Chicago and around the world; therefore, | ||||||
| 17 | be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 20 | Thomas Ronald "T. Ron" Jasinski-Herbert, and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 21 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 22 | him; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Thomas Jasinski-Herbert as an | ||||||
| 3 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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