Bill Text: IL SR0235 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of William Colonna of Crest Hill.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0235 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0235-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 Colonna of Crest Hill, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on February 14, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, William Colonna was born in Joliet to Massimo and | ||||||
6 | Mary (Caruso) Colonna on May 26, 1929; he graduated from | ||||||
7 | Lockport Township High School and served with the United States | ||||||
8 | Army during the Korean War; and
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9 | WHEREAS, William Colonna worked as an electrician at US | ||||||
10 | Steel Mill, Argonne National Laboratory, and DeFranco | ||||||
11 | Electric; he retired from the Illinois Youth Center; and
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12 | WHEREAS, William Colonna was an active member of St. Anne | ||||||
13 | Catholic Church in Crest Hill; he was a lifetime member of | ||||||
14 | Cantigny VFW Post #367 and a member of the Loyal Order of | ||||||
15 | Moose; he was a Trustee of the Senior Citizen Association, and | ||||||
16 | Lodge Membership Chair for KSKJ #29; he was a former member and | ||||||
17 | Past President of the Chaney-Monge School Board, the St. Anne | ||||||
18 | Council, and the St. Anne Credit Union, where he was a former | ||||||
19 | member of the Board of Directors; and
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20 | WHEREAS, William Colonna was selected to participate in the | ||||||
21 | Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. on September 7, 2016; and
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1 | WHEREAS, William Colonna was preceded in death by his | ||||||
2 | parents and his sisters, Edna (Joseph) Stukel, Susan (Joseph) | ||||||
3 | Chaloka, and Muffy (Victor) Tomac; and
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4 | WHEREAS, William Colonna is survived by his wife of 62 | ||||||
5 | years, Lorraine (Govednik) Colonna; his children, William M. | ||||||
6 | Colonna, Sheryl Long, and David J. (Caroline) Colonna; his | ||||||
7 | grandchildren, Adam and Matthew Long, Staci (Ryan) Heine, and | ||||||
8 | Alexander (McKenzie, fiancee), and Nicholas Colonna; and | ||||||
9 | several nieces, nephews, and godchildren; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | William Colonna, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of William Colonna as an expression of | ||||||
17 | our deepest sympathy.
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