Bill Text: IL SR0505 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Edward "Beans" Rittof, Sr. of Joliet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0505 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0505-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 Edward "Beans" Rittof, Sr. of Joliet, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on October 19, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born in Joliet to the late Michael and Anna | ||||||
| 6 | (nee Gaydos) Rittof; he was a lifelong Joliet/Channahon | ||||||
| 7 | resident; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, He and his late wife owned and operated Rittof's | ||||||
| 9 | Restaurant and Lounge for 26 years, retiring in 1987; he was a | ||||||
| 10 | member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Channahon; he was a member | ||||||
| 11 | of the United States Coast Guard and served his country during | ||||||
| 12 | World War II; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 | ||||||
| 14 | years, Jessie L. Rittof; his son, Frederick Rittof; his | ||||||
| 15 | brothers, Jack Rittof, Michael Rittof, Steve Rittof, and | ||||||
| 16 | Leonard Rittof; his sisters, Ann Grenchick, Pauline Suca, | ||||||
| 17 | Margaret Suca, Mary Seeley-Derlinga, Josephine | ||||||
| 18 | Lyons-Grenchick, Lucile Bajt, and Rose Rittof; and several | ||||||
| 19 | brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Edward "Beans" Rittof, Sr. is survived by his | ||||||
| 21 | sons, Edward (Brenda) Rittof, Jr., Paul (Pamela) Rittof, and | ||||||
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| 1 | Michael Rittof; his daughter-in-law, Colleen Rittof; his | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren, Robert Rittof, Frederick (Tracie) Rittof, | ||||||
| 3 | Kathleen (Dr. William, M.D.) Kosmala, Edward D. Rittof, Donald | ||||||
| 4 | Rittof, Jennifer (Brian) Kursell, Christine (Brad) Lackey, | ||||||
| 5 | Jennifer (Matt) Baker, Marissa Rittof, and Anthony Rittof; his | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren, Cameron and Owen Kosmala, Jonathan and | ||||||
| 7 | Alexis Lackey, and Caden Kursell; and numerous nieces and | ||||||
| 8 | nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 11 | his family and friends, the passing of Edward "Beans" Rittof, | ||||||
| 12 | Sr.; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Edward "Beans" Rittof, Sr. as a | ||||||
| 15 | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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