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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of George A. Collias, who passed away on 
4June 13, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, George Collias served as a United States Army 
6paratrooper toward the end of World War II and was active duty 
7in the Army Reserve for 28 years; he graduated from 
8Northwestern University and the Loyola University School of 
9Law; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, George Collias had a five-year career as a lawyer 
11at Baker McKenzie; he then launched a broadcasting company, 
12Century Broadcasting; in 1964, he and a college friend bought 
13their first FM radio station in St. Louis, Missouri; over the 
14next 34 years, Century Broadcasting, a Chicago-based company 
15headquartered in the John Hancock building, grew across the 
16country, playing rock, jazz, and easy listening over the air 
17waves in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Boston, 
18Dallas, Detroit, St. Louis, and Tampa; he sold the company's 
19final hometown station, WPNT-FM, in 1996; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, George Collias was a leader at the Hellenic 
21Foundation and an active member of Leadership 100, an endowment 
22fund for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese that supports the 
 
 
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1ministries of the church; he loved to sail, travel, and spend 
2time with his family; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, George Collias was preceded in death by his son, 
4Scott Dell, and his sisters, Eugenia Collias and Danae 
5Kornaros; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, George Collias is survived by his wife, Sharon 
7Ann; his children, Chip (Cindy) Dell, Deborah (Scott) Dell, and 
8Linda (Kurt) Berlin; his brother, Nick (Jane); his 
9grandchildren, Jason, Ashley, and Rudy (Tricia) Dell and Eva, 
10Oliver, and Abel Chamberlin; and several nieces and nephews; 
11therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14George A. Collias, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  George Collias as an expression of 
19our deepest sympathy.