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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Dr. Bruno Anton Desulis of Yorkville, who
4 passed away on June 15, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Bruno Anton Desulis was born on September 8, 1913
6 in Chicago, the son of Anton and Antonette (Gudwich) Desulis;
7 he met his wife, Elspith Anderson, at the Marlboro Presbyterian
8 Church in Chicago; following his graduation in 1937 from the
9 University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago, they were
10 united in marriage on October 1, 1938 in Chicago; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He interned at Augustana Hospital in Chicago, and
12 during his career delivered over 1,000 babies; he and his wife
13 moved to Beardstown in 1940, where he began his private
14 practice as a general practitioner and surgeon; he served as
15 the Chief of the Medical Staff at Schmidt Memorial Hospital in
16 Beardstown; he belonged to the Board of Directors of the
17 Beardstown Savings and Loan, and was a member of the Elks and
18 other service and civic organizations; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He was a veteran of the United States Navy and
20 served during World War II as a Lieutenant J.G.; throughout his
21 life, Dr. Desulis continued his education; he was a member of
22 the American Medical Association; he enjoyed playing bridge,

 

 

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1 reading, nature, the arts, his friends and family, and
2 especially the practice of medicine; in 1996 he and his wife
3 moved to Yorkville; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and
5 Antonette Desulis; his sisters, Helen Desulis and Stephanie
6 Klonsos; his brother, Stanley Desulis; and his granddaughter,
7 Elizabeth Herndon; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Elspith Desulis; his
9 children, Thomas Anton (Nancy) Desulis, Stanley Walter
10 (Marcia) Desulis, and Janet Ann (James) Hissong; his
11 grandchildren, Kathryn Desulis, Michael (Jennifer) Desulis,
12 Craig Hissong, and Richard Desulis; his great-grandson, Brian
13 Anton Desulis; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins;
14 therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
17 his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Bruno Anton Desulis;
18 and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to the family of Dr. Desulis as a symbol of our
21 sincere sympathy.