Bill Text: IL SR1194 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph L. Monti.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1194 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1194-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 Joseph L. Monti on June 8, 2019 at the age | ||||||
| 4 | of 81; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was born on October 12, 1937 to | ||||||
| 6 | Joseph and Katherine Monti; he lived in Oak Park and formerly | ||||||
| 7 | in Cicero and Berwyn; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti graduated with a Bachelor of Science | ||||||
| 9 | in Physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and | ||||||
| 10 | completed a master's degree in education from DePaul | ||||||
| 11 | University; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, For 34 years, Joseph Monti was a high school | ||||||
| 13 | science and math teacher at De La Salle Institute in Chicago, | ||||||
| 14 | where he was also a successful chess coach; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was a composer, pianist, and singer | ||||||
| 16 | and loved antiquing and traveling the world with his wife, | ||||||
| 17 | Mary; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was an animal and nature lover; he | ||||||
| 19 | enjoyed going to movies, operas, and orchestral performances | ||||||
| 20 | and was an avid fan of all of Chicago's sports teams; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was active in two churches during his | ||||||
| 2 | adult life, St. Christopher's of Oak Park and St. Michael's of | ||||||
| 3 | Berwyn, serving both parishes as a warden on the vestry and as | ||||||
| 4 | a stewardship leader; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was legally blind for most of his | ||||||
| 6 | life and was an officer of the Illinois chapter of the National | ||||||
| 7 | Federation of the Blind; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
| 9 | Joseph and Katherine Monti, and his daughter, Amy Monti; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was married to his wife, Mary, for | ||||||
| 11 | almost 57 years; she passed away shortly after his death; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti is survived by his children, Joseph | ||||||
| 13 | (Brenda) and David (Brenda), and his grandchildren, Isabel, | ||||||
| 14 | Peter, Aaron, and Alyssa; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Joseph L. Monti and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the family of Joseph Monti as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | deepest sympathy.
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