<tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0309</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13459 ECR 25876 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>SENATE RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to learn of the death of John M. Blachinsky of Kewanee, who </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>passed away on March 22, 2025; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was born to Charles "Chick" </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Blachinsky and Elizabeth "Bette" O'Connor in Kewanee on August </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>12, 1947; he attended Visitation Catholic School and Kewanee </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>High School; he then attended Bemidji State University in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Minnesota; he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served at the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Navy Air Station Miramar, now the Marine Corps Air Station </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Miramar, in San Diego, California until 1973; he graduated </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>from John Marshall Law School, known today as the University </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of Illinois Chicago School of Law, in 1976; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky ran his family's practice, the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Blachinsky Law Office, until 2015; he then worked for the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Barash & Everett law firm; during his career, he served as the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>city attorney for Kewanee and several local municipalities and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>as an attorney for the Kewanee Park District, the Henry County </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Housing Authority, and Kewanee Municipal Airport; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was an active member of Kiwanis </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>International, serving as a local club president and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>supporting the local Key Club; he also supported Kewanee High </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0309</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13459 ECR 25876 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>School's athletic program, serving as the summer coach for the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>girls basketball team for over 30 years and as a volunteer at </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>track and cross county meets; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was a charter member of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Kewanee High School Hall of Fame, where he was inductee as both </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>a member of the 1963 football team and as a supporter of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>school; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was preceded in death by his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>parents and his great-aunt, Kathryn "D.D." Kirley; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, John Blachinsky is survived by his wife, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Elizabeth; his daughters, Kara (Marty) Yepsen, Jennifer </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(David) Angerame, and Tricia/PJ (Mark) Heinle; eight </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>grandchildren; his sisters, Mary Sue (John) Redebaugh, Jane </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Cote, and Kay (Todd) Lindbeck; and numerous cousins, nieces, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and nephews; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>John M. Blachinsky and extend our sincere condolences to his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0309</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13459 ECR 25876 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>presented to the family of John Blachinsky as an expression of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>our deepest sympathy.</code>