Bill Text: IL SR1001 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Chester Stranczek.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1001 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1001-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 Chester Stranczek; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek served as Mayor of the Village | ||||||
5 | of Crestwood from 1969 until he stepped down in August of 2007; | ||||||
6 | prior to becoming Mayor, he had served as a village trustee for | ||||||
7 | a dozen years; and
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8 | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Mayor, Chester Stranczek was | ||||||
9 | instrumental in developing retail projects, such as the | ||||||
10 | Rivercrest Shopping Center, and in building recreational | ||||||
11 | facilities for village residents, such as the wellness center | ||||||
12 | and Biela Center; he spearheaded the initiative to refund a | ||||||
13 | portion of the Village's share of the overall property tax bill | ||||||
14 | back to the Village's residents; he was also instrumental in | ||||||
15 | bringing the Cook County Cheetahs to the Village in 1999; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek was the founder of Harvey-based | ||||||
17 | trucking company Cresco Lines; he started in the trucking | ||||||
18 | business in 1959, hauling his first load for Allied Tube and | ||||||
19 | Conduit; while heading up Cresco, he served as chairman of the | ||||||
20 | American Trucking Association; he retired from the company in | ||||||
21 | 1995; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Chester Stranczek and his wife, Diane, were | ||||||
2 | contributors to Canisius College, a Jesuit institution in | ||||||
3 | Buffalo, New York, from which he received an honorary degree in | ||||||
4 | 2001; he was also a board member at the college; therefore, be | ||||||
5 | it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
8 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Chester Stranczek; and | ||||||
9 | be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Chester Stranczek as an expression | ||||||
12 | of our sympathy.
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