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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Joe Vojacek of Oak Park, who passed
4 away on April 24, 2022 at the age of 82; and
5 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was born to Joseph Vojacek Jr. and
6 Camille Sima Vojacek in Chicago; and
7 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was a lifelong resident of Chicago,
8 though he attended high school in the suburbs at Riverside
9 Brookfield High School and was a part of the class of 1958; and
10 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek began his studies in English at North
11 Central College in Naperville before transferring to the
12 University of Chicago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of
13 Arts in English; he later earned an Master of Arts in English
14 Literature in 1964; and
15 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek married his wife, Marti, in 1983, and
16 their household included Marti's three daughters; and
17 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek had a long career in teaching,
18 spending most of his time at the Malcolm X College campus of
19 the City Colleges of Chicago, where he earned tenure as a
20 professor of English; he especially enjoyed teaching
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1 humanities courses, where he blended literature, film, music,
2 graphic arts, and other cultural representations; and
3 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek enrolled in the Ph.D. program in
4 English at Loyola University Chicago but withdrew from the
5 program to pursue his passion for antiquing; and
6 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek and his wife traveled the Midwest in
7 search of antique furniture; they valued vintage advertising,
8 artifacts, ephemera, arcade machines, and all things related
9 to history and the practice of stage magic; and
10 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek retired from teaching in 2000; he and
11 his wife moved shortly after to Oak Park to spend more time
12 with their grandchildren; and
13 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek enjoyed music, poetry, art, film,
14 photography, and antiquing; and
15 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek was preceded in death by his wife,
16 Marti; and
17 WHEREAS, Joe Vojacek is survived by his stepdaughters,
18 Deborah Morrow, Rebecca Morrow, and Elisabeth Morrow and his
19 step-grandsons, Elias Weinberg and Leo Weinberg; therefore, be
20 it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3 Joe Vojacek and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
4 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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