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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 deeply saddened to learn of the death of |
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| Constantino "Gus" Travlos of Chicago on May 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Travlos was born on December 1, 1934, on an |
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| island of Greece called Kefalonia; he immigrated to the United |
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| States as a teenager and became a naturalized citizen; he |
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| married his wife, June, in 1960 at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox |
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| Church and, in 1964, they bought their first home in the |
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| Edgewater Beach community; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked for decades in fine dining restaurants |
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| and hotels before he became involved in real estate; in hopes |
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| of stopping the decay and deterioration of the Edgewater Beach |
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| area, Mr. Travlos and his wife purchased a number of multi-unit |
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| residential properties and, in 1979, together with their |
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| daughters, Tina and Elaine, they began Edgewater Development |
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| Company, a family real
estate business; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Travlos will forever be remembered as a |
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| pioneer who cared for his community; he was a risk taker who |
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| believed that positive changes would be done if he showed |
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| others it could happen; with the help of his family, he worked |
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| with Edgewater's political leadership, community groups, and |
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| neighbors to improve the quality of life available to residents |
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| and businesses; with his family, he contributed to the |
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| establishment of the Bryn Mawr Historic District and worked for |
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| neighborhood security with the Kenmore-Winthrop Patrol; his |
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| accomplishments earned him Edgewater's first annual Quality of |
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| Life Award; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gus Travlos is felt by all who knew |
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| and loved him, especially his wife of 45 years, June; and his |
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| daughters, Tina and Raymond Nihlean and Elaine; therefore, be |