Bill Text: IL SR1193 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary M. Monti.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1193 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1193-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Mary M. Monti on June 16, 2019 at the age
of 76; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti was born to Eunice and Lyle Stanford in
Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1943 and was the stepdaughter of
Virginia Stanford; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti lived in several states before moving
from Madison, Wisconsin to Chicago in her early high school
years; she later lived in Cicero and Berwyn before settling in
Oak Park; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti was a professionally trained ballet
dancer who performed with the Illinois Ballet Company under
Richard Ellis and Christine Du Boulay in the late 1950s and
early 1960s; she taught dance in Evanston and opened her own
dance studio in Cicero in the early 1970s; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti became a nurses' aide and then a
registered nurse; she worked as a pediatric nurse for over 20
years in Chicago at Loretto Hospital, the University of
Illinois Pediatrics Clinic, and La Rabida Children's Hospital;
and

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WHEREAS, Mary Monti loved antiquing and traveling the world
with her husband, Joseph; she was an avid reader and a pet
lover and enjoyed going to musicals, operas, orchestra
concerts, and dance performances; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti was active in two churches, St.
Christopher's of Oak Park and St. Michael's of Berwyn, serving
both parishes as a stewardship leader; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti was preceded in death by her parents,
Lyle and Eunice; her stepmother, Virginia; her daughter, Amy
Monti; and her loving husband of almost 57 years, Joseph Monti;
and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti had one sister, Lyla; one half-sister,
Eunice; two stepsisters, Karen and Jackie; and four
stepbrothers, Allan, Curt, Steve, and Tom; and
WHEREAS, Mary Monti is survived by her children, Joseph
(Brenda) and David (Brenda); her grandchildren, Isabel, Peter,
Aaron, and Alyssa; numerous nieces and nephews; and her
goddaughter, Lyla Marie Rodriguez; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

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Mary M. Monti and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mary Monti as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.