Bill Text: IL SR1933 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George Makela of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1933 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1933-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 George Makela of Waukegan, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on July 15, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, George Makela was born in Waukegan to Oiva and | ||||||
6 | Edna Makela on August 26, 1922; he graduated from Waukegan High | ||||||
7 | School in 1942 and joined the U.S. Marines; he served during | ||||||
8 | World War II in the Pacific and rose to the rank of Sergeant; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Following his service during World War II, George | ||||||
11 | Makela worked with his father at the family store, Makela's | ||||||
12 | Grocery; he retired from Copley Newspaper as a classified ad | ||||||
13 | manager; and
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14 | WHEREAS, George Makela refereed basketball in Lake County | ||||||
15 | for 15 years; he loved to play golf at Bonnie Brook Golf Course | ||||||
16 | in Waukegan; he also enjoyed morning coffee with his breakfast | ||||||
17 | friends at The Sunset House and The Avalon; he and his wife | ||||||
18 | spent many years wintering in Ahwatukee, Arizona; and
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19 | WHEREAS, George Makela participated in an Honor Flight to | ||||||
20 | Washington D.C. with fellow World War II veterans; and
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1 | WHEREAS, George Makela was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
2 | and his brother-in-law, Len Huber; and
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3 | WHEREAS, George Makela is survived by his wife of 72 years, | ||||||
4 | Jean Makela; his son, Rob (Kathy) Makela; his grandchildren, | ||||||
5 | Scott (Kelly) Makela, Ted Makela, and Kiirsti (Dan) Kamrath; | ||||||
6 | his great-grandchildren, Kaari and Kamy Makela
and RJ Kamrath; | ||||||
7 | Clyde and Helen Fawcett, Peggy (T-T) Fawcett, the entire | ||||||
8 | Fawcett Family, and the Louis Ross Family; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | George Makela, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of George Makela as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our deepest sympathy.
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