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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
Anthony A. Antoniou of Oak Brook, who 
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passed away on April 14, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony Antoniou was the son of Greek immigrants 
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who traded African ivory before coming to America; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After performing naval duty during World War II, 
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Anthony Antoniou graduated from the University of Illinois at 
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Urbana-Champaign in 1950; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1954, Anthony Antoniou founded what became the 
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Anvan Companies, which began as a construction firm and 
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expanded into real estate development and property management; 
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his holdings included Chicago's Knickerbocker and Barclay 
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Hotels and the Sears Building on State Street; he also 
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developed extensive properties in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 
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including the Abbey Resort, and was responsible for the 
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construction of the 54-hole Geneva National Golf Club in 
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Wisconsin; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony Antoniou is survived by his loving wife, 
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Irene; his dear children, Andreas (Jean) and Vance (Constance); 
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his dear grandchildren, Rena, Tony, Alexandra, Nickas, Andrea, 
 


 






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Drew, and Aaron; and his dear sisters, Georgia Stamat, Ann 
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Farmans, and Celestine Maroulakis; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Anthony A. Antoniou; 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 Anthony Antoniou as an expression of 
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our sympathy.