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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Nikola "Nick" Kovacevic of Grayslake, who
4passed away on November 1, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic was born to Frank and Amanda
6(Vrkljan) Kovacevic in 1927 in the small village of Vranik,
7Lika-Senj County, Croatia; he grew up on the family farm with
8his parents and siblings; after mandatory service in the JNA
9Army, he fled to Austria; after locating long lost relatives in
10the U.S., he immigrated to America in 1959; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic met fellow Croatian immigrant
12Marija "Mary" Bobic at a Baptism celebration hosted by mutual
13friends; they married in April of 1968 and settled in North
14Chicago, eventually moving to Grayslake; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic retired from Abbott Laboratories
16in 1991 with over 30 years of service; he and his wife worked
17tirelessly at their jobs and at an apartment building they
18purchased to make a better life for themselves and their two
19children; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic loved his vegetable garden, often
21sharing the tomatoes and peppers with friends and neighbors; he

 

 

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1was a long-standing member of the American Croatian Waukegan
2Tamburitzans and Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 848, where he
3served as lodge secretary for many years; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic was preceded in death by his wife,
5Marija; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Nick Kovacevic is survived by his son, John
7Kovacevic; his daughter, Mary Kovacevic (Scott Beam); his
8grandson, Robert Nicholas; his sisters, Marija (Robert)
9Asbille and Kata Sikic; and many nieces and nephews; therefore,
10be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13Nikola "Nick" Kovacevic and extend our sincere condolences to
14his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Nick Kovacevic as an expression of
18our deepest sympathy.