Bill Text: IL SR0370 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Mario John Sebastiani.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR0370 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0370-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Mario John Sebastiani of Kankakee, who
passed away on June 7, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani was born to Eugene and Carlotta
(Lenci) Sebastiani on February 25, 1928; he served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Tokyo, Japan,
where he printed maps that showed battle lines and troop
placements for the field command after he received aerial
photos of the battle front; his military service ended in
1954; he married Betty Bright on June 26, 1954; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani first served as a paper boy for
the Kankakee Republican, the precursor of The Daily Journal;
he officially began employment with the newspaper at the age
of 16, which marked the beginning of his 65-year career; his
first responsibilities were the pressroom jobs no one else
wanted to do, including wiping down the presses; he started
working in circulation when his older brother, Louie, was
inducted into the U.S. Navy during World War II; he returned to
the pressroom when Louie returned home and became a pressman
soon thereafter; he was named pressroom superintendent as
improvements began to influence the printing of newspapers,
new offset presses were acquired, and The Daily Journal became

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a print site for USA Today for the Chicago area; under his
supervision, The Daily Journal won many prestigious awards for
printing quality, including several from USA Today; he last
served as general manager, where he was instrumental in the
day-to-day operation of the paper; he was respected and
admired, and his reputation and his relationship with his
peers reflected that respect and admiration; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani enjoyed watching things grow,
especially his garden and fruit trees; he picked and delivered
vegetables and fruit to his friends, family, coworkers, and
acquaintances every summer; he enjoyed spending time in his
own backyard and, in recent years, his living room chair,
where he could watch his plantings grow with one eye and the
stock market with the other; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani was a devoted husband, father,
grandfather, and great-grandfather; he was a great man with a
great heart; he will be missed; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani was preceded in death by his
wife of 67 years, Betty (Bright) Sebastiani; his parents; his
brother, Louie Sebastiani; his brother-in-law, Joseph Bright;
and his sister-in-law, Elsie Menard; and
WHEREAS, Mario Sebastiani is survived by his daughters,

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Gina (Michael) Pullen and Linda (Jim) Scanlon; his
grandchildren, Mary (Mitch) Holmgren, Melissa (Peter) Chung,
Brad Johnson, Stephanie (Mark) Alessi, and Sarah (Kelly)
Krippel; his step-grandchildren, Jenna Kostelicz and Jamie
Panici and their families; his great-grandchildren, Brady
Chung, Ella Chung, Evan Alessi, Leah Alessi, and Kyle
Holmgren; his sisters-in-law, Dorothy Bright and Elinor
Bright; and his caregiver, D'Angelo Hunter; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Mario John Sebastiani and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mario Sebastiani as an expression
of our deepest sympathy.