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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Jean Demetra Valko of Waukegan, who
4passed away on January 17, 2013; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jean Valko was born on March 5, 1922, in Chicago;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Jean Valko was a former employee of Mandell
8Brothers and Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Chicago; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Jean Valko was a member of St. Demetrios Greek
10Orthodox Church in Waukegan; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Jean Valko was preceded in death by her husband,
12George Valko; her son, James Valko; her parents, Vassilios and
13Stamatina Petrakis; and her siblings, Andrew (Dona) Petrakis,
14Esther (George) Christopher, Tom (Magdalene) Petrakis, and
15George (Mary) Petrakis; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Jean Valko was the loving mother of William
17(Elizabeth) Valko and Peter (Kathleen) Valko; the dear
18grandmother of George (Laura) Valko, Andrew (Sara) Valko,
19Jennifer (Laiq) Azam, and Christopher (Stephanie) Valko; the
20fond great-grandmother of Alexa, Noah, and Demetra Valko and

 

 

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1Sulaiman Azam; the dear sister of Chris (Stella) Petrakis; and
2the fond aunt of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5her family and friends, the passing of Jean Demetra Valko; and
6be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of Jean Valko as an expression of our
9sympathy.