SR1098 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of George Gulas, who passed away on September 17, 2015; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas served as a medic with the United States Armed Forces during World War II; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas was employed at the Joliet Rivals Club and the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway before retiring from Alumax Aluminum after many years of service; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas was a lifelong member of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church (formerly St. Mary Assumption in Joliet), where he served as an usher for many years; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas enjoyed gardening, mushroom picking, word searches, and vacationing and fishing in Wisconsin with his family and friends; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas was preceded in death by his wife, Isabelle (nee Musich); his parents, Mary (nee Urbanec) and Gabriel Gulas; his sisters, Mary (Thomas) Legan, Ann (George) Peceniak, and Margie (Burnett) Reimers; and several siblings; and

WHEREAS, George Gulas is survived by his sons, George (Kim), Jim (Sue), and Bill; his daughter, Maria; his grandchildren, Stephanie (fiance, Adam Lewickas), Katie, Jenny, and Nick; his sister, Irene (the late John) Nickelson; his brother-in-law, Burnett Reimers; his sister-in-law, Mary (the late Leonard) Musich; and his many nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of George Gulas; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of George Gulas as an expression of our sympathy.