Bill Text: IL SR0845 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Italo "Lo" Milani of Rock Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0845 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0845-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 Italo "Lo" Milani of Rock Island, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on February 6, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was born in Viareggio, Italy on July 6, | ||||||
6 | 1930; his family conducted business in the Chicago area | ||||||
7 | beginning in 1920 and made the final move to the U.S. in 1936 | ||||||
8 | to escape fascism; he graduated from the Marmion Military | ||||||
9 | Academy and served as a pilot instructor in the U.S. Air Force; | ||||||
10 | he married Joann Hickey in 1956 and graduated from the | ||||||
11 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1957 with a degree | ||||||
12 | in architecture; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Lo Milani relocated to Rock Island and started | ||||||
14 | his own business in 1962; he had a passion for the arts and | ||||||
15 | volunteered for the Quad City Arts and oversaw installations | ||||||
16 | of sculptures in the area; his architectural designs can be | ||||||
17 | found throughout the Quad Cities and include the Henry County | ||||||
18 | Courthouse remodel, Sunset Heights, Fire Station 5, and St. | ||||||
19 | Pius and St. Patrick Church of Andalusia; starting in the late | ||||||
20 | 80s, he worked as an environmental architect based in the | ||||||
21 | Chicago area; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was involved with the Cliff Dwellers of |
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1 | Chicago, the Rotary of Rock Island, and the Quad City Society | ||||||
2 | for Italian Americans; he loved tennis and was an avid skier, | ||||||
3 | enjoying trips to Wisconsin, Colorado, and Lake Tahoe; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was preceded in death by his son, | ||||||
5 | Marco; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Lo Milani is survived by his wife, Joann; his | ||||||
7 | children, Dino (Ellen), Franco (Sherri), Carlo (Brenda), and | ||||||
8 | Gina (Clay); his grandchildren, Samantha, Ali, Bella, and | ||||||
9 | Mitch; and his sister, Loretta Seabrook; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Italo "Lo" Milani and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Lo Milani as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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