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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Victor Markiewicz of Lemont, who passed 
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away on May 25, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was born in Lemont; he graduated 
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from Lemont High School in 1966 and Worsham College of Mortuary 
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Science in Wheeling three years later; he became the third 
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generation of the Markiewicz family to run the Markiewicz 
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Funeral Home in Lemont, which he ran for 30 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was an avid sportsman and 
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community leader; he was active in several area clubs and was a 
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major force behind the drive to improve Lemont's Main Street in 
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the late 1980s; during the 1970s and 1980s, he served as a high 
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school basketball official and baseball umpire; in the 1990s, 
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he provided play-by-play for football, basketball, and 
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volleyball games on Lemont Community TV, and did the same later 
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for Will County Channel 6; the broadcasts were strictly 
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volunteer based, but Mr. Markiewicz approached each game like a 
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professional, with his passion and outgoing nature making the 
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games a joy for everyone; he was active at Sts. Cyril & 
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Methodius Catholic Church in Lemont, where he helped out as 
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Eucharistic minister, lector, usher, and past president of the 
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Parish Pastoral Council; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz was a White Sox fan and gym rat 
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who loved watching sports at every level; he also loved 
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spending time on his boat in New Buffalo, Michigan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz will be remembered by all who 
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knew him as a funny and personable man who always knew how to 
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comfort people in their times of sadness; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Victor Markiewicz is survived by his wife, Connie; 
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his sons, Matt and Brian; his daughter, Lauren; and two 
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grandchildren; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Victor Markiewicz; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Victor Markiewicz as an expression 
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of our sympathy.