Bill Text: IL SR0496 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Anthony Ventimiglia of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR0496 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0496-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 Anthony "Tony" V. Ventimiglia of | ||||||
4 | Alton, who passed away on August 7, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Tony Ventimiglia was born to Leonardo and | ||||||
6 | Catherine (Pinta) Ventimiglia in Alton on November 4, 1923; he | ||||||
7 | attended Catholic schools in Alton and was a member of St. | ||||||
8 | Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he married Edith "Edie" Ford | ||||||
9 | at St. Patrick's Church in Alton on April 15, 1944; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Tony Ventimiglia and his father founded Midtown | ||||||
11 | Restaurant in Alton in the early 1940s; he and his wife opened | ||||||
12 | Tony's Restaurant in downtown Alton in 1954, where he worked | ||||||
13 | until his retirement; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Tony Ventimiglia was the kindest and hardest | ||||||
15 | working man his family has ever known;
he loved his family, his | ||||||
16 | friends, his customers, and his restaurant with his whole | ||||||
17 | heart; he was a legend in the Alton restaurant community; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Tony Ventimiglia was preceded in death by his | ||||||
19 | parents; his son, Leonard Ventimiglia; and his three sisters, | ||||||
20 | Mary Long, Jo-Kay Butkovich, and Anne Yeck; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Tony Ventimiglia is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
2 | son, Michael Ventimiglia; his grandchildren, Paul (Erin) | ||||||
3 | Ventimiglia, Betsy Bechel, Shawna Ventimiglia, and Leonard | ||||||
4 | Ventimiglia III; his ten great-grandchildren; and his sister, | ||||||
5 | Pauline Muehling; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
8 | Anthony "Tony" V. Ventimiglia and extend our sincere | ||||||
9 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
10 | him; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Tony Ventimiglia as an expression | ||||||
13 | of our deepest sympathy.
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