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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Harry J. Kinowski Jr., who passed away |
| 4 | | on January 27, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski was born on October 30, 1937; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski began his career as a Village of |
| 7 | | Niles employee in 1958 when he joined the public works |
| 8 | | department and as a paid on call firefighter; he became a |
| 9 | | full-time member of the Niles Fire Department in 1960 and |
| 10 | | steadily rose through the ranks; he was appointed as chief of |
| 11 | | the department in 1984 and directed the Niles Fire Department |
| 12 | | for 22 years; he was an instrumental part of the Niles Fire |
| 13 | | Department in his 46 years as a full-time member; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski spearheaded numerous innovations |
| 15 | | that have greatly improved the capabilities of the Niles Fire |
| 16 | | Department; he was instrumental in reorganizing both the fire |
| 17 | | prevention bureau and the training division; he was the |
| 18 | | founder of the R.E.D. Center and was also one of the three |
| 19 | | founding fire chiefs of the Northeastern Illinois Public |
| 20 | | Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA), which now includes 17 |
| 21 | | communities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski helped coordinate sending 900 area |
| 2 | | personnel and 200 pieces of equipment to Louisiana in the wake |
| 3 | | of Hurricane Katrina through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System |
| 4 | | (MABAS); and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski was a proud member of the Niles |
| 6 | | Lions Club; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Harry Kinowski was the beloved husband of the |
| 8 | | late Arlene (Speichert); the loving father of Beverly |
| 9 | | Kinowski, Harry III (Sue) Kinowski, and Debra (Michael) |
| 10 | | Perrella; the cherished papa of Stephen (Margaret) Cusick, |
| 11 | | Christin (Mike) Mejia, Briana (Chris) Marazas, Nicole |
| 12 | | Perrella, Katrina (Mike) Canevello, and Joey Kinowski; and the |
| 13 | | dear great papa of Oliver Cusick and the late Michael |
| 14 | | Canevello; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Harry J. Kinowski Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Harry Kinowski as an expression of |
| 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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