Illinois SR 309: MEMORIAL-JOHN M. BLACHINSKY

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SR0309LRB104 13459 ECR 25876 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of John M. Blachinsky of Kewanee, who 

4passed away on March 22, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was born to Charles "Chick" 

6Blachinsky and Elizabeth "Bette" O'Connor in Kewanee on August 

712, 1947; he attended Visitation Catholic School and Kewanee 

8High School; he then attended Bemidji State University in 

9Minnesota; he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served at the 

10Navy Air Station Miramar, now the Marine Corps Air Station 

11Miramar, in San Diego, California until 1973; he graduated 

12from John Marshall Law School, known today as the University 

13of Illinois Chicago School of Law, in 1976; and

14 WHEREAS, John Blachinsky ran his family's practice, the 

15Blachinsky Law Office, until 2015; he then worked for the 

16Barash & Everett law firm; during his career, he served as the 

17city attorney for Kewanee and several local municipalities and 

18as an attorney for the Kewanee Park District, the Henry County 

19Housing Authority, and Kewanee Municipal Airport; and

20 WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was an active member of Kiwanis 

21International, serving as a local club president and 

22supporting the local Key Club; he also supported Kewanee High 

SR0309- 2 -LRB104 13459 ECR 25876 r

1School's athletic program, serving as the summer coach for the 

2girls basketball team for over 30 years and as a volunteer at 

3track and cross county meets; and

4 WHEREAS, John Blachinsky was a charter member of the 

5Kewanee High School Hall of Fame, where he was inductee as both 

6a member of the 1963 football team and as a supporter of the 

7school; and

8 WHEREAS, John Blac