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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of George
4 Thanos Demos, who passed away on November 21, 2024; and
5 WHEREAS, George Demos, the son of Vasiliki (Bouloukos) and
6 Thanos Demos, was born on May 12, 1948; he was a star
7 basketball player at Sullivan High School and played
8 collegiate basketball for the University of Illinois Chicago
9 and the University of Montana-Missoula; and
10 WHEREAS, George Demos played professional basketball in
11 Greece after college, and he also served as a collegiate
12 basketball referee for many years; and
13 WHEREAS, George Demos was a former board member of the
14 National Hellenic Invitational Basketball Tournament; and
15 WHEREAS, George Demos was named to several halls of fame,
16 including the Basketball Museum of Illinois, the Illinois
17 Basketball Coaches Association, the Chicago Public League
18 Basketball Coaches Association, the University of Illinois
19 Chicago, the University of Montana-Missoula, and the National
20 Hellenic Invitational Basketball Tournament; and
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1 WHEREAS, George Demos will be remembered for his kind and
2 generous spirit; and
3 WHEREAS, George Demos was preceded in death by his
4 parents; his brother, Peter Demos; his mother-in-law, Loretta
5 Pruzaniec; and his brother-in-law, Drew Pruzaniec; and
6 WHEREAS, George Demos was the husband of Bonnie
7 (Pruzaniec) Demos; the father of Tom Demos and Nicole
8 (Lawrence) Trotter; the grandfather of Kennedy, Lawrence, and
9 Madison Trotter; the brother of Paul (Gina) Demos; the
10 brother-in-law of Jill (Dan) Szuszwalak; the uncle of
11 Christina (Josh) Pickett; the great-uncle of Emma Pickett and
12 Jonathan Pickett; and a friend to many; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we mourn the passing of George Thanos Demos and extend our
16 sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
17 and loved him; and be it further
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