RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Nicholas Anthony Bilandic has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 94; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Nick is survived by his wife, Janet, and a large loving, blended family of two sisters-in-law, children, grandchildren, a great grandchild, and many nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, A structural Engineer and graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Nick was retired as the Director of Structural Engineering and Associate Partner at the architectural/engineering firm of Holabird & Root; and
WHEREAS, Over a long career, Nick worked on a wide variety of projects such as the Michael A. Bilandic Building in Chicago and the Northwestern University Sports and Aquatic Center and the Chandler Building adaptive reuse in Evanston; and
WHEREAS, Nick was president ofthe Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, a member ofthe Chicago Mayor's Advisory Committee on Building Code and a longtime member ofthe Chicago Committee on Standards & Tests; and
WHEREAS, In 1984, Nick received the American Institute of Steel Construction Citation Award and one year later The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois John F. Parmer Award; and
WHEREAS, He often provided pro bono engineering services to St. Jerome Croatian Catholic and Nativity of Our Lord churches in Bridgeport, St. Nicholas Church of Evanston, Deborah's Place, and the Salvation Army's Advisory Council, among others; and
WHEREAS, He served on the Evanston Hospital Neighbor Liaison Committee, Evanston Civil Service Commission, and as a Trustee ofthe Evanston History Center; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members ofthe Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-seventh day of April, 2022, do hereby commemorate Nicholas Anthony Bilandic for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a sui...
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