Full Text of SR0484 96th General Assembly
SR0484 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Eugene A. Kowalis of Orland Park; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene Kowalis was born and raised in Bridgeport | 5 |
| and attended Tilden High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene Kowalis served his country with pride and | 7 |
| distinction as a member of the U.S. Army Highway Patrol in | 8 |
| Germany during the early 1950s; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1954, Eugene Kowalis married his high school | 10 |
| sweetheart, Rosemary, and began his career in the auto industry | 11 |
| as a Cadillac salesman in Chicago; starting a successful series | 12 |
| of car dealerships, he opened Midlothian Mazda in 1971 and | 13 |
| Midlothian Toyota in 1977; in 1984, he moved his family to | 14 |
| Orland Park and founded Orland Toyota; in 1989, he acquired the | 15 |
| Lexus of Orland and Lexus of Merrillville franchises; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene Kowalis was well known in his community as | 17 |
| a philanthropist; when his son, Eugene, was born with | 18 |
| developmental challenges, he became involved with St. | 19 |
| Coletta's, especially the organization's Caritas Society, and | 20 |
| the Kennedy School in Tinley Park; and
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| WHEREAS, Eugene Kowalis is survived by his wife of 54 | 2 |
| years, Rosemary; his sons, Eugene, Jeff, and Kurt; and his 6 | 3 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Eugene A. Kowalis; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Eugene A. Kowalis as an expression | 10 |
| of our sympathy.
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