Bill Text: IL SR2309 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Tommy L. Palbitska of Waukegan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2309 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2309-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 Tommy L. Palbitska of Waukegan, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on October 11, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Tommy Palbitska was born in Cornell, Wisconsin to | ||||||
6 | Louie and Theresa Palbitska on March 12, 1931; he served in the | ||||||
7 | United States Air Force during the Korean War as a tail gunner, | ||||||
8 | earning the National Defense Service Medal; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Tommy Palbitska retired from the Waukegan Post | ||||||
10 | Office after 35 years of service; he delivered flowers for | ||||||
11 | Larsen's Florist in Waukegan; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Tommy Palbitska was a member of First Presbyterian | ||||||
13 | Church in Waukegan, where he served as an usher and a church | ||||||
14 | trustee; he was a member of the Swedish Glee Club of Waukegan; | ||||||
15 | he was active in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life | ||||||
16 | from 2010 to 2013 and was a board member of the Postal Credit | ||||||
17 | Union; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Tommy Palbitska was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
19 | Juanita Palbitska; his brothers, Harold Sorenson, and Neva | ||||||
20 | Cusimano; and his parents; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Tommy Palbitska is survived by his children, | ||||||
2 | Pamela (Kenneth) Hassenplug, Randy Palbitska (Lynette | ||||||
3 | Gilbert), Michael Palbitska, Katherine (Art) Goetz, and Lory | ||||||
4 | (Doug) Adams; his grandchildren, Krista (John) McNamara, | ||||||
5 | Ashley (Kenny) Knaus, Brendan Palbitska, Melissa Clark | ||||||
6 | (Julio), John Adams, Brian (Alicia) Adams, and Steven Adams; | ||||||
7 | his sisters-in-law, Dorothy Sorenson, and Ruby Hurlburt; and | ||||||
8 | his brother-in-law, Don Hurlburt; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Tommy L. Palbitska, 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 Tommy Palbitska as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our deepest sympathy.
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