Bill Text: IL SR1163 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thomas J. "Tom" Costello of Urbana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1163 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1163-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 Thomas J. "Tom" Costello of Urbana, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on April 15, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was born in Chicago to Tom and | ||||||
6 | Dorothy Zobel Costello on August 25, 1949; he attended St. | ||||||
7 | Ignatius College Prep in Chicago; he earned his bachelor's | ||||||
8 | degree at John Carroll University in Cleveland and his master's | ||||||
9 | degree from Miami University of Ohio; he then attended the | ||||||
10 | University of Illinois, where he worked toward a doctorate; he | ||||||
11 | married Rosemary Lakatos on May 24, 1974; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello became a part-time bus driver for the | ||||||
13 | Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District in May of 1974; he | ||||||
14 | eventually became the assistant managing director, becoming a | ||||||
15 | friend, guide, and mentor to hundreds of employees over the 40 | ||||||
16 | years he worked with the organization; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was an avid volunteer in his adopted | ||||||
18 | hometown; he served as a volunteer youth coach for soccer, | ||||||
19 | basketball, and baseball; he frequently acted as an emcee or an | ||||||
20 | auctioneer at community events; he served on the boards of many | ||||||
21 | organizations, including the United Way, the Community | ||||||
22 | Foundation of East Central Illinois, the Champaign Rotary, the |
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1 | Developmental Services Center, the Illini Media Company, the | ||||||
2 | C-U Schools Foundation, the Freedom Celebration Committee, the | ||||||
3 | Champaign County Clock and Bell Tower Committee, and the | ||||||
4 | Champaign County Design and Conservation Foundation; he was a | ||||||
5 | member of the University of Illinois Faculty Senate; he also | ||||||
6 | was an Urbana City Council member and was the first chair of | ||||||
7 | the Urbana Civilian Police Review Board; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was a senior instructor in the | ||||||
9 | Department of Communication at the University of Illinois, | ||||||
10 | where he taught an introductory speaking course and courses in | ||||||
11 | leadership, business, and professional speaking; he was | ||||||
12 | regularly recognized for "Excellence in Undergraduate | ||||||
13 | Teaching"; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello followed sports, especially his | ||||||
15 | former U of I students, some of whom became professional | ||||||
16 | athletes; he enjoyed Westerns, theater, especially Broadway | ||||||
17 | musicals, fishing, dining out, cooking massive amounts of food | ||||||
18 | for large crowds, and organizing events for two to 2,000; he | ||||||
19 | liked to travel and took his children to Europe several times, | ||||||
20 | once to see sites in Italy, where his beloved father helped | ||||||
21 | send the Axis to defeat in World War II; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello loved his family, community, | ||||||
23 | students, co-workers, and neighbors; he was a friend to many, |
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1 | including the receptionist at the doctor's office, the | ||||||
2 | attendant at the drive-thru restaurant, and the checkout clerk | ||||||
3 | at the grocery store; his goal was to make his community a | ||||||
4 | better place, and the proof of success is in his legion of | ||||||
5 | friends and admirers; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was preceded in death by his son, | ||||||
7 | Patrick; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Tom Costello is survived by his wife, Rosemary; | ||||||
9 | his sons, Joseph (Kaitlin) and Jack (Laura); and his | ||||||
10 | grandchildren, Libby and Rory; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Thomas J. "Tom" Costello and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
14 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
15 | further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Tom Costello as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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