Full Text of SR1833 99th 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 Edward Otto Gizynski of Silvis, who | 4 | | passed away on April 28, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski was born on September 6, 1913 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Otto and Martha Witt Gizynski; he | 7 | | married Martha Ellen Hansford in January of 1946; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski proudly served in the United | 9 | | States Army Air Force for four years during World War II; he | 10 | | later became a member of the East Moline American Legion Post | 11 | | 227 and had the privilege of attending a Quad City Honor Flight | 12 | | in 2010; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski earned his Bachelor of Arts in | 14 | | accounting from Augustana College; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski worked for International | 16 | | Harvester for 40 years until his retirement in January of 1976; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski and his wife traveled extensively | 19 | | in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America; their trips to | 20 | | Papua, New Guinea to visit their daughter and grandson were |
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| 1 | | among the most memorable of their world travels; they also | 2 | | camped in almost every state in the United States; he also | 3 | | enjoyed sports, reading, playing bridge, working in the garden, | 4 | | and square dancing; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski was a member of the Two Rivers | 6 | | YMCA in Moline for over 60 years, where he enjoyed exercising | 7 | | and camaraderie even after his 101st birthday; he was also a | 8 | | member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Moline for | 9 | | over 50 years; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski was preceded in death by his | 11 | | parents; his wife, Martha; and his brothers, Elmer H. and | 12 | | Raymond J. Gizynski; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Gizynski is survived by his daughters, | 14 | | Ellen (Robert) Greene and Sharon (Jim) Caldwell, and his | 15 | | grandson, Daniel C. Gordon; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward Otto Gizynski; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Edward Gizynski as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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