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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Evans Demos Archos of Lakewood, who
4passed away on August 9, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Evans Archos was born in Valtetsi, Arcadia,
6Greece, in 1935; he was the son of Demos and Angeliki
7Eikosipentarchos; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Thanks to the sponsorship of his uncle, Nick
9Cocalas, Evans Archos emigrated to the U.S. from Greece in 1955
10to live his American dream; in 1958, he opened his first
11restaurant, The John Evans Restaurant, in Evanston with his
12partners, his brother, Dean D. Archos, and his cousin, John C.
13Cocalas; a few years later, he saw an opportunity in the
14then-small community of Crystal Lake to open the John Evans Inn
15Restaurant and Banquet Facility with his partner, his brother,
16John D. Archos, and his wife, Demetra E. Archos; the John Evans
17Inn distinguished itself by becoming the premiere dining venue
18of the Northwest suburbs for decades; in 2001, the restaurant
19closed its doors after serving the community for over 3 decades
20and was renovated and leased to the Walgreens Corporation; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Evans Archos passionately served his community on
22both business and community boards; he was a past President and

 

 

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1member of the Valtetsion Society, a 30-plus year member of the
2Lions, Mason, and Shriners Clubs, a past President and member
3of the McHenry County Chapter of the Restaurant Association of
4Illinois, the founding member of the Crystal Lake
5Shop-with-a-Cop Charity Program, and a co-founding member of
6Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church of Palatine and Saint
7Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church of Elgin; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Evans Archos enjoyed playing golf, traveling, and
9entertaining his friends and family amongst his homes in
10Greece, Bonita Springs, Florida, and Lakewood; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Evans Archos was preceded in death by his parents
12and his brothers-in-law, Evangelos Mitrakos and Andreas
13Mitrakos; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Evans Archos was married for 42 years to his
15loving wife, Demetra E. Archos; he is survived by his
16daughters, Angelique (Hicham) Archos-Solhi and Valerie
17(Ludwig) Archos-Beutel; his siblings, Dean (Paula) Archos,
18Maria (the late Panos) Bourlokas, Lee (Eugenia) Archos, Georgia
19(the late Andreas) Giannakopolous, and John (Helen) Archos; his
20brothers-in-law, Athansios (Ekaterina) Mitrakos and Kostas
21(Anda) Mitrakos; his sisters-in-law, Panagoula E. and
22Panagoula A. Mitrakos; and his many loving nieces, nephews,
23cousins, godchildren, and friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3his family and friends, the passing of Evans Demos Archos; and
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Evans Archos as an expression of our
7sympathy.