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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 George Robert Archdale of Waukegan, who 
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passed away on March 6, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born March 27, 1917 in Waukegan and 
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remained
a lifelong resident; he was a member of St. Dismas 
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Church in Waukegan; he attended St. Joseph's School before 
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joining the United States Navy and trained at Great Lakes in 
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1941; during World War II he served on the USS Manila Bay until 
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his Honorable Discharge in 1945; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He returned to Waukegan to become a business 
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partner with his brother Ted at Ted's Tavern; on September 21, 
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1946 he married Gloria
Palmer; in 1955 he opened Archdale's 
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Restaurant, a Waukegan landmark, which he owned and operated 
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for over 30 years; after selling Archdale's in 1979 he went to 
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Tucson, Arizona where he received his GED, returned to Lake 
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County, and received his Associates Degree in real estate sales 
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from the College of Lake County; after receiving his license he 
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went to work at Kucera Realty in Waukegan; he also worked as a 
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bartender at Bertrand's Bowling Lanes in Waukegan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a community leader who belonged to Knights 
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of Columbus Waukegan Council 731, where he was a 3rd Degree; he 
 


 






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was a lifetime member of the Waukegan Exchange Club; he was 
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past president of the Lake County Tavern Owner's Association 
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for 4 years; and he was a  member of the draft board, American 
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Legion Post 281 for over 60 years; he was active in the 
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American Alzheimer's Association and spent time with other 
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Alzheimer's residents; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George Archdale was preceded in death by his wife, 
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Gloria; his parents, Walter and Anna (nee Bomkamp) Archdale; 
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his brothers, Theodore and Walter Archdale; and his sister, 
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Mary Archdale; and

 
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    WHEREAS, George Archdale is survived by his son, Robert 
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(Sandra) Archdale; his sister, Virginia Gould; his niece and 
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nephews, Carol Butkus, Raymond Butkus, and Phillip (Judy) 
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Archdale; his great-nieces and nephew, Tammy, Kathy, and Ted; 
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his special cousin, Robert Nimsgern; his other loving 
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relatives, Lucille Walters, Donna Hairell, Jane Mason, Kent 
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Smith, and Nancy Stehno; and his dear cat, Gizmo; therefore, be 
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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 George Robert Archdale; 
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and 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 George Robert Archdale as a symbol 
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of our sincere sympathy.