RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski, a longtime and valued resident of the Southwest Side, will celebrate the joyful occasion of her 90th Birthday surrounded by the love of family and friends on May 2, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Born Helen Joan Porucznik, Helen was raised in the Pilsen neighborhood on Laflin Street and attended St. Pius Grammar School and Harrison High School; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski met her future husband, Henry, at a dance and the couple married in 1964 at St. Adalbert Church; and
WHEREAS, Henry Grochowski worked for Bodine Electric as an applicant engineer while attending the Illinois Institute of Technology where he pursued a college degree; and
WHEREAS, Sadly, Henry Grochowski died in 1967 and four years later Helen Joan Grochowski moved to the 14th Ward where she still resides today; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski worked for 20 years at the Witthaus Printing Company located on Dearborn Street in the Printers Row District; and
WHEREAS, When the business merged and became Repro Printing 8& Engraving, it relocated to Washington Boulevard in the West Loop; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski continued her career at the company for another five years until her retirement in 1985; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski never drove a car and navigates the City using public transportation; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski is an amateur photographer who has amassed a wonderful collection of images of Chicago neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski is a faithful member of St. Bruno Parish where she remains active in the Senior Club; and
WHEREAS, Affectionately known to all as Aunt Helcia, Helen Joan Grochowski is the much-adored aunt of Claudia, Therese, Charles, Katherine and Patricia; and
WHEREAS, Helen Joan Grochowski is the beloved grand-aunt of 13 and the wonderful great-grand-aunt of nine; now, therefore
BE IT RESO...
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