Bill Text: IL SR0333 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Hoffman Estates Trustee Michael Gaeta.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0333 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0333-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Michael Gaeta; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta was born and raised in Cleveland, | ||||||
5 | Ohio; he joined the U.S. Army after high school and was | ||||||
6 | stationed in West Germany for two and a half years; he later | ||||||
7 | obtained an associate degree from Fenn Community College in | ||||||
8 | Cleveland; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta married Johanna in 1960, and their | ||||||
10 | family expanded to include four children, six grandchildren, | ||||||
11 | and five great-grandchildren; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta retired from a career in food | ||||||
13 | service; he and his wife owned and operated three | ||||||
14 | distributorships for Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta was elected to the village board | ||||||
16 | for Hoffman Estates in 2013 and won reelection in 2017 and | ||||||
17 | 2021; as trustee, he served as chairman of the Public Health | ||||||
18 | and Safety Committee, was co-chair of the Village Green Ad-Hoc | ||||||
19 | Committee, served as the Hoffman Estates' representative on | ||||||
20 | the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission, and was a member of | ||||||
21 | the village's Commission for Senior Citizens; prior to his |
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1 | time as a trustee, he served on the village's planning and | ||||||
2 | zoning commission for three years and the zoning board of | ||||||
3 | appeals for five years; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta was an expert pilot and a longtime | ||||||
5 | member of the Civil Air Patrol; he achieved the rank of | ||||||
6 | lieutenant colonel and was in charge of search-and-rescue | ||||||
7 | missions; he owned an airplane and was an instrument-rated | ||||||
8 | pilot; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Michael Gaeta loved meeting people and serving | ||||||
10 | the people of Hoffman Estates; he was always upbeat and | ||||||
11 | positive; he will be remembered as a great leader and a | ||||||
12 | wonderful friend; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Michael Gaeta and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Michael Gaeta as an expression of | ||||||
20 | our deepest sympathy.
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