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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of Stanley
 4    Francis Tomkovick on February 14, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Tomkovick was born in Waukegan on October 8,
 6    1916  to  Stanley  and  Julia  (Stachowicz)   Tomkowicz;   he
 7    graduated Waukegan Township High School in 1934; and

 8        WHEREAS,   Mr.   Tomkovick   attended  Northern  Illinois
 9    University and received a B.E. with a major in social studies
10    and a minor in English; he played varsity  golf  at  Northern
11    Illinois  University;  he  was in the post graduate extension
12    program in Cambridge, England from 1947 to 1948 and  received
13    an  M.A.  in  Guidance  and  Administration  in  1951; he did
14    further post graduate studies at Northwestern  University  in
15    Evanston; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mr. Tomkovick valiantly served his country as a
17    pilot in the 375th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, 14th  Air
18    Force Flying Tigers from 1941 until 1944; he was stationed in
19    Cheng  King  which  is  near  Kunming, China; he served under
20    General Claire L. Chennault and was decorated with  the  U.S.
21    Air Medal and the Chinese War Air Medal; and

22        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Tomkovick  taught at Woodstock Junior High
23    School, Waukegan Township  High  School,  and  North  Chicago
24    Community High School; he taught social studies, English, and
25    general  math,  and  was  an exchange teacher at Colsterworth
26    School in Colsterworth near Granthan, Lincolnshire,  England;
27    he   worked  as  guidance  counselor;  golf  coach;  guidance
28    director; assistant principal, guidance and  curriculum;  and
29    principal; and

30        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Tomkovick  was  the golf coach at Waukegan
31    Township High School for ten years and had teams that  placed
 
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 1    seventh  and  second in State tournaments; he instructed golf
 2    for seven  years  at  North  Chicago  Community  High  School
 3    Evening School following his retirement; and

 4        WHEREAS, Mr. Tomkovick was a member of numerous civic and
 5    professional  organizations;  he  served  as President of the
 6    North Chicago Club of Rotary International and North  Chicago
 7    Little  League,  and  was  the first President of Partners in
 8    Progress With North Chicago School District  187  Foundation;
 9    he was a Paul Harris Fellow; and

10        WHEREAS,  Mr. Tomkovick was listed in the 1976-77 edition
11    of Who's Who in the Midwest and contributed materials  for  a
12    chapter  to  Guidance:  Principles  and  Services by Frank W.
13    Miller; and

14        WHEREAS, The passing of Mr.  Tomkovick  has  been  deeply
15    felt   by  all  who  knew  him,  especially  his  wife,  Joan
16    (Johnston); his three children, John  (Nancy),  Charles,  and
17    Julianne;  his  granddaughter,  Jessica; his foster daughter,
18    Joanne (John) Zimmerman;  his  three  foster  granddaughters,
19    Anne  (Mark) Overby, Dara (Jim) Schulenberg, and Ria (Andrew)
20    Sharon; his foster great-grandson, Max Overby; his two foster
21    great-granddaughters, Madeline Schulenberg and Mason  Sharon;
22    and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

23        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
24    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
25    of  Stanley  Francis  Tomkovick  and  extend  to  his family,
26    friends, and all who loved him our deepest sympathy;  and  be
27    it further

28        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
29    presented to the family of Stanley Tomkovick as  a  token  of
30    our sincerest condolences.