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92_SR0297 LRB9213739RHrh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of William "Bill" Harry Kontos, who passed away on December 5 30, 2001; and 6 WHEREAS, William "Bill" Harry Kontos was born on August 7 21, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois to Harry and Ruby Kontos; and 8 WHEREAS, Mr. Kontos taught physical education, coached 9 football, wrestling, and was the athletic director at Oswego 10 High School for many years; and 11 WHEREAS, As a wrestling coach, he had a winning 12 percentage of .771, which is the highest winning percentage 13 in school history; and 14 WHEREAS, Mr. Kontos successfully owned and operated 15 Harry's Restaurant at Fox Bend Golf Course for many years; 16 his fine food and wonderful personality were famous 17 throughout the area; and 18 WHEREAS, Mr. Kontos was a member of St. Athanasios Greek 19 Orthodox Church where he served on the church board and as 20 past president of the parish Council; he also served as a 21 member of Psi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity at Northern Illinois 22 University; and 23 WHEREAS, The passing of William "Bill" Harry Kontos will 24 be deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his 25 wife, Elizabeth Kontos; his sons, Harry and Christopher 26 Kontos; his step-sons, Brad and Jamie Cook; his mother, Ruby 27 Kontos; his sister, Georgianne Griparis; his brother, Dr. 28 Michael (Eva) Kontos; and his many nieces, nephews, and 29 friends; therefore, be it 30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL -2- LRB9213739RHrh 1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 2 all who knew him, the death of William "Bill" Harry Kontos of 3 Oswego, Illinois; and be it further 4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 5 presented to the family of William "Bill" Harry Kontos with 6 our sincere condolences.