Bill Text: IL HR0864 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of the Honorable Raymond E. "Ray" Rossi, the former Mayor of the Village of Frankfort.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-25 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner [HR0864 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0864-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of the | ||||||
| 4 | Honorable Raymond E. "Ray" Rossi, the former Mayor of the | ||||||
| 5 | Village of Frankfort, who passed away on June 25, 2024; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi, the son of Arnold Rossi and Elsie | ||||||
| 7 | (Nardoni) Rossi, was born on August 1, 1953; he married Terri | ||||||
| 8 | Wilson; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi retired as Judge of the Twelfth | ||||||
| 10 | Judicial Circuit Court of Will County in Joliet; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi served as Mayor of the Village of | ||||||
| 12 | Frankfort from 1993 to 2005; during his tenure, he spearheaded | ||||||
| 13 | initiatives focused on economic development, community | ||||||
| 14 | engagement, and sustainable growth, elevating community | ||||||
| 15 | standards in the process and helping make Frankfort the modern | ||||||
| 16 | village it is today; he was noted as a tough but respected | ||||||
| 17 | leader who always looked out for what was best for the village | ||||||
| 18 | and its residents; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi was a member of St. Anthony Catholic | ||||||
| 20 | Church in Frankfort, where he served as Past Grand Knight in | ||||||
| 21 | the Knights of Columbus; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi had a passion for wrestling and | ||||||
| 2 | coached at the Falcon Wrestling Club; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi will be remembered for his | ||||||
| 4 | leadership, his integrity, and his commitment to the Frankfort | ||||||
| 5 | community; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 7 | Terri Rossi, and his father; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Judge Rossi is survived by his mother; his | ||||||
| 9 | children, Amanda (Michael) Marshall, Brandon (Kristin) Rossi, | ||||||
| 10 | Carmen Rossi, and Drake Rossi; his siblings, Joseph (Eileen) | ||||||
| 11 | Rossi and AJ (Missy) Rossi; his grandchildren, Brock Marshall, | ||||||
| 12 | Chase Marshall, Gianna Marshall, Gage Marshall, Miabella | ||||||
| 13 | Marshall, Madeline Rossi, Tyler Rossi, and Quinn Rossi; and | ||||||
| 14 | his great-grandson, Beckham Marshall; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we mourn the passing of the Honorable Raymond E. "Ray" Rossi, | ||||||
| 18 | the former Mayor of the Village of Frankfort, and extend our | ||||||
| 19 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 20 | and loved him; and be it further
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