Full Text of HR1497 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to
learn of the death of former | 4 | | State Representative John S. Matijevich, who passed away on | 5 | | November 3,
2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich was born in North | 7 | | Chicago to
Mike and Anna Matijevich on December 25, 1927; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich served in the United | 9 | | States Army before serving
the citizen of North Chicago as the | 10 | | Police Magistrate and later the Police
Chief of the city; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich served as an Illinois | 12 | | State Representative from
1967 to 1993, where he was a proud | 13 | | advocate for the many workers in his blue collar
district and | 14 | | provided a voice as a "people's advocate" for those whose
| 15 | | voices were underrepresented; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich was a fervent believer | 17 | | in open, accountable
government operations; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich was a consumer | 19 | | advocate, before the term was in
vogue, through his efforts to | 20 | | create the Citizens Utility Board and tussles
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| 1 | | Commerce Commission and Illinois Toll Highway Authority; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich's commitment to | 3 | | community was embodied through
his decades of service to groups | 4 | | like the Croatian Fraternal Union, the
Moose, and Knights of | 5 | | Columbus; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich wrote newspaper columns | 7 | | for the North Chicago
Tribune and the Lake County Journal, and | 8 | | was active in his community
throughout his life; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich was able to watch his | 10 | | beloved Chicago Cubs win
the World Series a few hours before | 11 | | his death; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Matijevich is survived by his wife | 13 | | of 60 years, Agnes; his
son, who was the apple of his eye, | 14 | | Robert; his sister, Rose; and many other
family members and | 15 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn the passing of former State Representative John S. | 19 | | Matijevich, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 20 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Representative Matijevich as an | 3 | | expression of our respect and deepest sympathy.
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