Full Text of SR0846 101st 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 Peter Dennis "Pete" Valek, who passed | 4 | | away on November 1, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek was born in Joliet to Peter and Ann | 6 | | (Hertko) Valek on March 1, 1941; he attended Saints Cyril and | 7 | | Methodius Grade School and graduated from Joliet Catholic High | 8 | | School in 1959; he married Judy Bock on June 26, 1965; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek had a long and successful career as a | 10 | | chemist and environmental safety and health manager, spanning | 11 | | five decades at the former Stauffer Chemical Plant in Joliet; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek was a founding and very proud member of | 14 | | the Young Athletic Men of Middle America, a group whose | 15 | | membership covered the few blocks around the old east side | 16 | | neighborhood and produced lifelong friendships and dear | 17 | | memories; he was an active member and parent at Saint Patrick's | 18 | | Church and School; he volunteered countless hours as coach, | 19 | | parish council member, and athletic board member and for | 20 | | numerous other duties; most recently, he was a member of the | 21 | | Moran Athletic Club and the East Side Knights of Columbus; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek was affectionately known as "Denny" or | 2 | | "Buzzard"; he enjoyed family trips, especially to the Wisconsin | 3 | | Dells; he and Judy loved to travel and visit national parks; he | 4 | | enjoyed learning about history and the natural world; in | 5 | | retirement, he took up gardening, puttering around the house, | 6 | | and watching baseball, rooting for his favorite team, the | 7 | | Yankees; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek was preceded in death by his father, | 9 | | Peter "Patsy" Valek; his mother, Ann Valek; his brother, Paul | 10 | | Valek; his mother-in-law, Marguerite Bock; his brother-in-law, | 11 | | John Bock; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear | 12 | | friends; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Pete Valek is survived by his wife of 54 years, | 14 | | Judy; his children, Peter (Barb), Matthew (Suzy), and Eve | 15 | | (Paul) Garcia; his grandchildren, Nicole, Emma, Ariana, | 16 | | Nicholas, Olivia, Anna, Elijah, and Ruby; his | 17 | | great-grandchildren, Blake and Jack; his brothers, Bernie | 18 | | (Elba) and Ray (Jeanette); and many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 19 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Peter Dennis "Pete" Valek and extend our sincere condolences to | 23 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Pete Valek as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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