Full Text of SR1051 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 Alexander George "Lex" Samaras of | 4 | | Danville, who passed away on October 28, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Samaras was born to George Argerios and | 6 | | Edna Margaret (Hullinger) Samaras on June 29, 1921; he | 7 | | graduated from John Greer High School in Hoopeston and Illinois | 8 | | State University with a bachelor's degree in music, where he | 9 | | lettered in varsity tennis; he married Carolyn Jean Brown on | 10 | | December 26, 1943; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Samaras served in the United States Navy | 12 | | during World War II; he took part in the invasion of Normandy | 13 | | (D-Day) on June 6, 1944 as a commanding officer of Landing | 14 | | Craft Tank (LCT 709) at Utah Beach; he served as executive | 15 | | officer of the Landing Craft Support (LCS 81) at the invasion | 16 | | of Okinawa on April 1, 1945 and in the occupation of Japan upon | 17 | | the end of World War II; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Following the war, Alexander Samaras studied | 19 | | music at Juilliard in New York City and completed his master's | 20 | | degree in music at Columbia University; he taught music in | 21 | | Illinois at Princeville High School, Fairbury High School, | 22 | | Highland Park High School, Hoopeston High School, Milford |
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| 1 | | Township High School, and Schlarman High School; he was also | 2 | | involved in the restaurant business as the owner of the Ritz in | 3 | | Hoopeston with his father George, the Ritz in Watseka, and the | 4 | | Coach House in Elkhorn, Wisconsin; later in life, he served as | 5 | | a bailiff at the Vermilion County Courthouse; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Samaras was a member of the Hoopeston | 7 | | School Board, the Hoopeston Chamber of Commerce, Hoopeston | 8 | | American Legion Post 384, and Danville VFW 3510, where he also | 9 | | served as commander; he was a 32nd Degree Mason and director of | 10 | | the Danville Masonic Men's Choir; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Samaras was preceded in death by his | 12 | | wife, Carolyn; his parents; his son, Paul A. Samaras; his | 13 | | sister, Pauline (Samaras) Hughes; and his brother-in-law, Gus | 14 | | Coukoulis; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Alexander Samaras is survived by his sons, David | 16 | | Samaras and Mark (Julie) Samaras; his daughter, Nancy (Thomas) | 17 | | Fahey; his daughter-in-law, Anne Samaras; his sister, Helen | 18 | | (Samaras) Coukoulis; his brother, William G. (Patsy) Samaras; | 19 | | his grandchildren, Trace (Sarah) Johnson, Catherine (Kyle) | 20 | | Neumann, Georgianna Samaras, Christopher Samaras, Rebecca | 21 | | LaPiana, Jennifer (Rich) Famiglietti, Christianne (John Wood) | 22 | | Samaras, Alexander D. Samaras, Alexander P. Samaras, and | 23 | | Carolyn (Mike) Austin; and his great-grandchildren, Freddie |
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| 1 | | Famiglietti, Sammy Famiglietti, Alexa LaPiana, Paige Wood, | 2 | | Kaleb Neumann, Kamryn Neumann, Zoe Austin, and Jacob Austin; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Alexander George "Lex" Samaras, and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | him; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Alexander Samaras as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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