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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois were grieved to learn of the death of |
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| Lawrence E. Burke on Tuesday, February 8, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burke attended Leo High School and went on to |
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| earn a BS in biology and an MS ED in education administration |
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| from Illinois State University; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon graduation, he taught junior high science and |
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| geography in the Chicago area; he worked at Illinois State |
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| University as an Administrator in the student teaching office; |
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| he also worked at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Capital |
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| Resources Advisors/SEI Corporation in Funds Evaluation, and |
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| retired from Marco Consulting Group as a Data Liaison; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burke's love of music was extensive, from |
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| Lyric Opera in Chicago to Broadway shows in New York; he was an |
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| active member of the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus for the past 18 |
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| years, singing lower Bass and acting as GALA coordinator; he |
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| was an avid square dancer with Chi-Town Squares since 1993; his |
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| love of travel, especially via train, took him to all parts of |
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| the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe, and he was a |
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| member of the National Association of Railroad Passengers; and
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| WHEREAS, His love of life, kind smile, and gentle caring |
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| will be missed by his many friends and all those he touched |
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| over the years, especially his partner in life, Rob Sierzega; |
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| his father, John Burke; his brother, David (Terese) Burke; his |
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| sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Alexandra (Jerry) Dilley, |
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| Fred (Bernie) Sierzega, and David Sierzega; his nieces and |
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| nephews, Lisa, Molly, and Kyle Burke, Diane (Zig) Gadziala, Sue |
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| (John) Schebler, Garrett Dilley, and Brian (Ann) Sierzega; his |
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| great-nieces, Camille and Eliza Gadziala and Olivia and Abigail |
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| Sierzega; his grand-nephews, Damir and Arthur Schebler; and his |