Bill Text: IL SR1583 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John J. Luketich of St. Louis, Missouri.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1583 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1583-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 John J. "Luke" Luketich of St. Louis, | ||||||
4 | Missouri, who passed away on October 27, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Luketich was born in Roxana on November 14, | ||||||
6 | 1922 to Mike M. and Dora M. (nee Dugan) Luketich; he attended | ||||||
7 | St. Bernard's Grade School in Wood River and East Alton-Wood | ||||||
8 | River High School; he also attended Saint Louis University; he | ||||||
9 | married Mary Louise Schleeper on November 15, 1965 at St. | ||||||
10 | Bernard Catholic Church; and
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11 | WHEREAS, John Luketich worked at the Shell Research | ||||||
12 | Laboratory in Roxana, retiring in 1975; he then built and | ||||||
13 | became the owner and operator of St. Catherine's Village Golf | ||||||
14 | Course in Edwardsville from 1973 until retiring in 2006; and
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15 | WHEREAS, John Luketich was a member of St. Bernard's | ||||||
16 | Catholic Church in Wood River through the 1970s; he then was a | ||||||
17 | member of St. Boniface Parish in Edwardsville until 2006 and | ||||||
18 | then St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he was a member of | ||||||
19 | the Knights of Columbus Council 1143 in Edwardsville and | ||||||
20 | enjoyed tennis, golfing, bowling, and playing pinochle in his | ||||||
21 | younger days; he looked forward to weekend "pilgrimages" with | ||||||
22 | his family to Notre Dame, Indiana, where he enjoyed Notre Dame |
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1 | football; he also was a avid Saint Louis University Basketball | ||||||
2 | and Chicago Cubs fan; his greatest joy was being around his | ||||||
3 | family, visiting with his nieces and nephews, and going | ||||||
4 | shopping with his much-loved grandson; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Luketich was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
6 | Mary; his parents; his sister, Catherine Luketich; and his | ||||||
7 | brother, Donald Luketich; and
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8 | WHEREAS, John Luketich is survived by his daughter, Carolyn | ||||||
9 | (Joel) Simansky; his son, Dan Luketich; his grandson, Benjamin | ||||||
10 | Michael Simansky; his sister-in-law, Barbara (nee Shields) | ||||||
11 | Luketich; and many friends; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | John J. "Luke" Luketich, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
15 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of John Luketich as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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