Bill Text: IL SR0014 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William "Papa" Passero of Westmont.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0014 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0014-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of William "Papa" Passero of Westmont, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on December 14, 2010; and
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5 | WHEREAS, William Passero was the owner and founder of Papa | ||||||
6 | Passero's Family Pizzeria in Westmont; he opened the restaurant | ||||||
7 | in 1977; and
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8 | WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago; he served in the United | ||||||
9 | States Navy; after his service he opened a number of | ||||||
10 | restaurants in the Chicago area before opening the location in | ||||||
11 | Westmont; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Many of the recipes at the restaurant were his | ||||||
13 | own, including the dough and the meatballs; and
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14 | WHEREAS, He hosted a free lunch buffet for local military | ||||||
15 | veterans, police officers, and firefighters each Memorial Day | ||||||
16 | and Veterans Day for the past 15 years; and
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17 | WHEREAS, William Passero is survived by his wife, Dolores; | ||||||
18 | his children, William "Billy", Andrew, and Linda Trilla; his | ||||||
19 | sister, Florence; his 11 grandchildren; and his 2 | ||||||
20 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
3 | his family, friends, and loyal customers, the passing of | ||||||
4 | William "Papa" Passero; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to the family of William Passero as a symbol of our | ||||||
7 | sincere sympathy.
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