Bill Text: IL SR0843 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Anthony M. Neita.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0843 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SR0843-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Anthony M. Neita, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | July 7, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Neita was born to A.D. Moody and Bobbie | ||||||
| 6 | (Neita) Stiff in Chicago on February 2, 1955; he attended | ||||||
| 7 | Alfred D. Kohn Elementary School and Harlan High School; he | ||||||
| 8 | received an Associate in Applied Science in Auto Mechanics | ||||||
| 9 | from Kennedy King College; he served in the United States Army | ||||||
| 10 | as a recovery specialist of the 1st Cavalry Division for six | ||||||
| 11 | years, and he was honorably discharged with the rank of | ||||||
| 12 | Specialist (E-4) in 1979; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Anthony Neita worked at Continental Can and | ||||||
| 14 | General Electric before serving as a bus operator for Chicago | ||||||
| 15 | Transit Authority (CTA), retiring in March 2017 after 25 years | ||||||
| 16 | of service; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Anthony Neita enjoyed playing bid whist, relaxing | ||||||
| 18 | on his boat, telling stories about his children and | ||||||
| 19 | grandchildren, and watching anything related to Star Wars; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Anthony Neita was a man of strong faith known to | ||||||
| 21 | many as "Buster" or "Tony; to his family, he was | ||||||
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| 1 | affectionately known as "Daddy", "Granddad", and "Ant"; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Anthony Neita was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 3 | parents and twin grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Anthony M. Neita is survived by his children, | ||||||
| 5 | Chanta, Anthony "Tony" (Angela), and Sabrina (Edward III); six | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his brothers, | ||||||
| 7 | Alphonso, Alan, and Mark; his stepfather, Alphonso Neita; his | ||||||
| 8 | honorary brothers, Kirk, Damon, William "Billy", and Kevin; | ||||||
| 9 | and a host of relatives and friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Anthony M. Neita and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Anthony Neita as an expression of | ||||||
| 17 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||
