Bill Text: IL SR1017 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Donald L. Cordano of Joliet.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1017 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1017-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 Donald L. Cordano of Joliet, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on September 7, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Donald Cordano was born on August 5, 1934 to | ||||||
| 6 | Louise (nee Brusatte) and Joseph Cordano; he married Suellen | ||||||
| 7 | Brehn on August 29, 1959; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Donald Cordano was the founder and President of | ||||||
| 9 | Donald L. Cordano and Associates and Professor Emeritus at | ||||||
| 10 | Lewis University; he served as board member and Treasurer of | ||||||
| 11 | the Joliet Area Community Hospice, Our Lady of Angels | ||||||
| 12 | Retirement Home, the Will Grundy Center for Independent Living, | ||||||
| 13 | and the Rialto Foundation; he held positions of leadership in | ||||||
| 14 | many professional associations; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Donald Cordano lead a small dance band for over 25 | ||||||
| 16 | years; he was also a lifetime member of the Joliet Elks, the | ||||||
| 17 | Loyal Order of Moose, the Knights of Columbus, and The Old | ||||||
| 18 | Timers Baseball Association; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Donald Cordano was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 20 | parents; his infant brother, LaVerne Cordano; his | ||||||
| 21 | mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dolores (nee Morrison) and | ||||||
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| 1 | Raymond Brehn; his brother-in-law, Bob (Mickey) Brehn; and his | ||||||
| 2 | sister-in-law, Mary Lou Briscoe; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Donald Cordano is survived by his wife, Suellen; | ||||||
| 4 | his children, Marisue (Dr. Alexander) Grabavoy and James | ||||||
| 5 | (Stephani) Cordano; his grandchildren, Christiana Grabavoy | ||||||
| 6 | (Stephen Hertzog), Natalya Grabavoy, and Mia and Griffin | ||||||
| 7 | Cordano; his brother-in-law, Jim Briscoe; and several nieces | ||||||
| 8 | and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Donald L. Cordano, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Donald Cordano as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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