Full Text of SR2033 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Reverend William John Bernacki, who | 4 | | passed away on May 13, 2018 at the age of 93; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki was born John Bernacki in | 6 | | Chicago to John S. and Valentine J. Bernacki on December 18, | 7 | | 1924; he was raised in the Bucktown neighborhood with his | 8 | | siblings, Ruth, Thomas, Jerome, and Evelyn; he attended Taft | 9 | | High School and left before graduation to enlist in the United | 10 | | States Navy in 1943; he served for three years as an aviation | 11 | | mechanic during World War II; upon his return, he enrolled at | 12 | | Loyola University, where he earned a degree in commerce in | 13 | | 1949; he later earned a master's degree in education and | 14 | | counseling; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki entered the Dominican Order in | 16 | | August 1950, where he was given the religious name William; he | 17 | | studied for the priesthood at the Dominican House of Studies in | 18 | | River Forest, the St. Rose Priory in Dubuque, Iowa, and St. | 19 | | Albert's College in Oakland, California; he was ordained in San | 20 | | Francisco in 1956; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki started his service at Fenwick | 22 | | High School in 1959; he taught theology, business law, |
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| 1 | | economics, geography, and civics for 20 years, until he became | 2 | | the school's principal; he served as Fenwick's 11th | 3 | | principal-president from 1979 until 1987; his service to | 4 | | Fenwick High School went beyond his teaching and administrative | 5 | | positions and included the roles of business manager, | 6 | | counselor, Father's Club moderator, and coach for his beloved | 7 | | sport of golf; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki left Fenwick in 1987 to become | 9 | | the prior at Dominican Priory in River Forest, as well as the | 10 | | president of the Priory Press; during this time, he still | 11 | | continued to remain active with Fenwick High School in support | 12 | | and advisory roles; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki had been recognized for his | 14 | | dedication to Fenwick High School during, and after, the time | 15 | | he served there; he was inducted into the Fenwick Hall of Fame | 16 | | in 1995, received the Lumen Tranquillum (Quiet Light) Award in | 17 | | 2011, and the school's Planned Giving Society was named in his | 18 | | honor; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki lived at the Resurrection Life | 20 | | Center from 2015 until his passing; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Bernacki is survived by his sister Ruth | 22 | | Sabatella; his sister-in-law, Dorothy Young; and his many |
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| 1 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 4 | | Reverend William John Bernacki and extend our sincere | 5 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 6 | | him; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Reverend Bernacki as an expression | 9 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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