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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
Daniel F. Kobilsek of Mendota, who passed 
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away on May 19, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek was born on August 17, 1932 in La 
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Salle; his parents were Frank and Stephanie (Klopcic) Kobilsek; 
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he married Rose Ann Fitzgerald on June 27, 1959 in Dimmick; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek graduated from La Salle-Peru 
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Township High School in 1951 and attended La Salle-Peru-Oglesby 
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Junior College; after college, he served his country with pride 
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and distinction as a member of the United States Army; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek was employed at Caterpillar in 
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Aurora for 32 years until his retirement in 1992; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek was a member of the Holy Cross 
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Church and volunteered on its lawn and garden projects; he was 
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also a member of the Mendota Elks Lodge and the Knights of 
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Columbus; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek was a talented woodworker; his 
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projects were popular items at charity auctions in the Mendota 
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area; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Daniel Kobilsek is survived by his wife, Rose Ann; 
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his sons, Frank (Anita) Kobilsek, Dan (Amy) Kobilsek, Bill 
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Kobilsek, and Tom Kobilsek; his daughter, Kathy Lang; his 
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grandchildren, Kourtney, Kassidy, and Kaitlyn Kobilsek and 
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Curt Lang; his sister, Fran Larson; and his many nieces and 
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nephews; 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 Daniel F. Kobilsek; 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 Daniel Kobilsek as an expression of 
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our sympathy.