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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Robert W. "Major" Georgantas, Sr. of |
| 4 | | Lockport, who passed away on January 21, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Georgantas, Sr. was born in Joliet to |
| 6 | | Anthony and Margaret (nee Palmer) Georgantas; he served in the |
| 7 | | United States Air Force during World War II and settled in |
| 8 | | Lockport in 1946; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Georgantas, Sr. entered the Illinois State |
| 10 | | Police Academy in March of 1949 and was assigned to State |
| 11 | | Police District 5 in Joliet as a trooper; he was promoted to |
| 12 | | Sergeant in 1952; he was assigned to District 4 in Blue Island |
| 13 | | as a District Commander and promoted to Lieutenant in 1959; he |
| 14 | | graduated from the FBI National Academy at Quantico in 1961 and |
| 15 | | transferred back to District 5 as Acting Commander; he was |
| 16 | | promoted to Captain in 1963 and was District Commander until |
| 17 | | being promoted to Major in 1975; he was in command of Area 1, |
| 18 | | Districts 2-3-4-5, and the District 15 Toll Road until he |
| 19 | | retired in 1978; after retiring from the Illinois State Police, |
| 20 | | he ran Bob's Shell in Bolingbrook, Joliet, and Lockport with |
| 21 | | his son, retiring in 1995; and
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| 22 | | WHEREAS, Robert Georgantas, Sr. enjoyed hosting picnics |
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| 1 | | for the Will County Police Chiefs and Illinois State retirees |
| 2 | | at his home on the Kankakee River in Wilmington; he was |
| 3 | | past-President of the Will County Police Chiefs Association, |
| 4 | | the Cook County Council of Police Chiefs, and Lockport Boy's |
| 5 | | Baseball for 20 years and coached 18-year olds baseball; he was |
| 6 | | a member of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the |
| 7 | | International Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI National |
| 8 | | Academy Association, the Fraternal Order of Police 41 Lodge, |
| 9 | | the Will County Sheriff's Merit Commission since 1987 and |
| 10 | | Chairman of the Commission since 1989; he also was a member of |
| 11 | | the Lockport Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5788, the Lockport |
| 12 | | American Legion John Olson Post #18, a 50-year member of the |
| 13 | | Lockport Moose Lodge #1557, and a life-member of the Joliet |
| 14 | | Rivals Club; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Georgantas, Sr. was preceded in death by |
| 16 | | his wife, Gloria (nee Fracaro); his parents; his brothers, |
| 17 | | George and Donald; and his sister, Betty Bick; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Georgantas, Sr. is survived by his |
| 19 | | children, Cindy Georgantas and Robert W., Jr. (Paulette); his |
| 20 | | grandchildren, Dr. Robert W., III, Laine (Josh) Vallero, Ginny |
| 21 | | Georgantas, Dominic (Kate), Angela Welter, Dena Welter, Lisa |
| 22 | | Welter, and Gina (Joe) Palluck; his 7 great-grandchildren; his |
| 23 | | brothers, Clarence (Terry) and Richard (Judy); his sisters, |
| 24 | | Connie A'Hearn and Lorraine (the late David) A'Hearn; and |
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| 1 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 4 | | Robert W. "Major" Georgantas, Sr., and extend our sincere |
| 5 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 6 | | him; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 8 | | presented to the family of Robert Georgantas, Sr. as an |
| 9 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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