Bill Text: IL SR0476 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Salvatore Leopardo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0476 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0476-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 Salvatore Leopardo on August 24, 2018 at | ||||||
4 | the age of 88; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo was born on May 5, 1930; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo attended Woodrow Wilson Junior | ||||||
7 | College (Kennedy-King College in Chicago); and
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8 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo worked for the General | ||||||
9 | Telephone Corporation in Northlake for 34 years, where he rose | ||||||
10 | through the ranks from a position on the assembly line to | ||||||
11 | become a high level executive; and
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12 | WHEREAS, After leaving the General Telephone Corporation, | ||||||
13 | Salvatore Leopardo helped his son, Jim Leopardo, form the | ||||||
14 | family construction business, where he served as the vice | ||||||
15 | president; and
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16 | WHEREAS, With over 500 employees and a half billion dollars | ||||||
17 | in projects each year, Salvatore Leopardo helped foster the | ||||||
18 | growth of the company and mentored many of their key | ||||||
19 | executives; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo believed in strong family | ||||||
2 | values and led by example with a loving relationship with his | ||||||
3 | wife of 67 years, Mary; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo was preceded in death by his | ||||||
5 | daughter, Lynn (Jim) Damron, and his parents; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo is survived by his spouse, Mary | ||||||
7 | (Calleia); his children, James A. (JoBeth) Leopardo, John | ||||||
8 | (Michelle) Leopardo, Gary Leopardo, and Mike (Christine) | ||||||
9 | Leopardo; his grandchildren, Nick (Sylvia) Leopardo, Curtis | ||||||
10 | (Cara) Leopardo, Anthony (Amanda) Leopardo, Jack (Brooke) | ||||||
11 | Leopardo, Sam Leopardo, Danielle Leopardo, and Lana Leopardo; | ||||||
12 | his great-grandchildren, Ava Leopardo, Rocco Leopardo, Drake | ||||||
13 | Leopardo, Winston Leopardo, and Lynn Leopardo; his brother, | ||||||
14 | Samuel (Marj) Leopardo; and his nieces, Elizabeth (Rodney) | ||||||
15 | Driscoll and Katie (Frank) Asen; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
18 | Salvatore Leopardo and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
20 | further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to the family of Salvatore Leopardo as an expression |
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1 | of our deepest sympathy.
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