Bill Text: IL SR0076 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Steven G. "Steve" "Mazz" Mazzarella of Naperville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0076 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0076-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 Steven G. "Steve" "Mazz" Mazzarella of | ||||||
4 | Naperville, who passed away on January 12, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Steve Mazzarella was born in LaGrange to Joseph | ||||||
6 | and Dolores Mazzarella on November 30, 1956; he attended St. | ||||||
7 | Cletus Grade School and graduated from Lyons Township High | ||||||
8 | School in 1974; he received his Bachelor of Arts in Education | ||||||
9 | from Western Illinois University and his master's degree in | ||||||
10 | education from the University of Illinois; he married Lesly A. | ||||||
11 | Sartori on August 12, 1984; and
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12 | WHEREAS, After working as a fireman for the LaGrange Fire | ||||||
13 | Department, Steve Mazzarella began a 30-year teaching career at | ||||||
14 | Naperville North High School, where he taught health and | ||||||
15 | coached springboard diving; as a teacher, he incorporated a | ||||||
16 | focus on mental health; he excelled at helping high school | ||||||
17 | athletes prepare for the internal challenges of diving and | ||||||
18 | helped them build "mental stamina"; after he retired from | ||||||
19 | teaching, he worked as a substitute to stay connected; he also | ||||||
20 | worked as a pool manager at the Farmstead Swim & Racquet Club | ||||||
21 | in Naperville during the summers; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Steve Mazzarella was a mentor with Operation |
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1 | Snowball for many years, where he continued to promote student | ||||||
2 | well being; he was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic | ||||||
3 | Church in Naperville; he enjoyed water skiing, running, and | ||||||
4 | spending time at the family cottage in Colon, Michigan; he ran | ||||||
5 | the Boston, Chicago, and Naperville Marathons; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Steve Mazzarella's purpose was to treat everyone | ||||||
7 | with love and acceptance, to live life with passion, and to | ||||||
8 | show others how they could do the same; he will be remembered | ||||||
9 | by his family, friends, students, and colleagues as a person | ||||||
10 | who loved life and tried to serve others every day; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Steve Mazzarella was the beloved husband of Lesly, | ||||||
12 | the loving father of Patrick (fiancee, Liza Zaydes) Mazzarella, | ||||||
13 | Megan (Ben) Coleman, and Matthew Mazzarella, the adored | ||||||
14 | grandfather of Emma Nicole Mazzarella and Gwen Carmella | ||||||
15 | Coleman, the devoted son of Joseph and Dolores Mazzarella, the | ||||||
16 | dear brother of Joseph (Ann) Mazzarella and the late Donna | ||||||
17 | (Tom) Wood, the son-in-law of the late Daniel J. and Joanne | ||||||
18 | Marie Sartori, the brother-in-law of Amy (Gary) Williams, Jill | ||||||
19 | (Frank) Knight, Dana Sartori, and Meredith (Ted) Manikas, and | ||||||
20 | the fond nephew, uncle, great-uncle, godfather, and friend of | ||||||
21 | many; therefore, be it
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22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
23 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Steven G. "Steve" "Mazz" Mazzarella and extend our sincere | ||||||
2 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
3 | him; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Steve Mazzarella as an expression of | ||||||
6 | our deepest sympathy.
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