Bill Text: IL SR2283 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John C. Zickus.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR2283 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2283-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 C. Zickus, who passed away on June | ||||||
| 4 | 18, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Zickus was born in Waukegan to John and | ||||||
| 6 | Monica (Masilionas) Zickus on October 15, 1937; he married | ||||||
| 7 | Diane Murtha on January 14, 1961; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, At a young age, John Zickus was apprenticed as a | ||||||
| 9 | union carpenter and became a fine craftsman, known for his | ||||||
| 10 | skill and attention to detail; he joined the Waukegan Fire | ||||||
| 11 | Department in 1964, where he spent 26 years; he retired as a | ||||||
| 12 | lieutenant and assistant shift commander in 1990; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, John Zickus was proud of his Lithuanian heritage | ||||||
| 14 | and its language, culture, and hearty food, and he loved to | ||||||
| 15 | share it with family and friends on holidays; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, John Zickus loved fishing for walleye, and his | ||||||
| 17 | family spent many happy vacations at his favorite spot at Woman | ||||||
| 18 | Lake in Longville, Minnesota; he also enjoyed hunting pheasant | ||||||
| 19 | with his best canine pal, "Misty", for 16 years; his favorite | ||||||
| 20 | passion was gardening, where he was renown for his abundance of | ||||||
| 21 | vegetables; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Zickus was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 2 | and his stepfather, John Butkus; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, John Zickus is survived by his wife of 57 years, | ||||||
| 4 | Diane; his daughters, Karen (Jim) Avery and Monica Zickus; his | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Adam (Jessica), Alec, and Madison Avery; his | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren, Lucy Louise Avery; his half-sister, Rose | ||||||
| 7 | (Jim) Huisel; his nephews, Steven and Jonathon Huisel; his | ||||||
| 8 | brother-in-law, Denny (Judy) Murtha; his sister-in-law, Linda | ||||||
| 9 | Sack; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | John C. Zickus and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of John Zickus as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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