Bill Text: IL SR1306 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John J. Forni, Jr. of St. Charles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1306 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1306-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 John J. Forni, Jr. of St. Charles, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on June 16, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Forni, Jr. was born in Geneva on April 2, | ||||||
| 6 | 1925 to John Joseph, Sr. and Viola (nee Popp) Forni; he served | ||||||
| 7 | in the United States Navy in the Pacific from March of 1944 to | ||||||
| 8 | March of 1946; he married Dorothy (nee Hedstrom) Nelson on | ||||||
| 9 | March 8, 1947; after the passing of his first wife, he married | ||||||
| 10 | Donna (nee Schmidt) Malesh on June 8, 1991; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Over the years, John Forni, Jr. worked for State | ||||||
| 12 | Street Motors in Geneva, the City of Geneva, and Delnor | ||||||
| 13 | Hospital; he retired in 1990 from ARA Services; for over 25 | ||||||
| 14 | years, he was a volunteer with the Geneva Fire Department; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, John Forni, Jr. was active in the American Legion | ||||||
| 16 | and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; for many years he played | ||||||
| 17 | Santa Claus; he enjoyed politics and was very active with the | ||||||
| 18 | Republican Party; he served on the board of the St. Charles | ||||||
| 19 | Park District for 14 years from 1997 through 2011; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, John Forni, Jr. was preceded in death by his first | ||||||
| 21 | wife, Dorothy; a brother, Hugo, and his sisters, Louise and | ||||||
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| 1 | Eldora; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, John Forni, Jr. is survived by his wife of 23 | ||||||
| 3 | years, Donna; his 5 step-children, Karen Heavlin, Ray Nelsen, | ||||||
| 4 | Bruce Malesh, Edward (Kimberly) Malesh, and Brian (Roberta) | ||||||
| 5 | Malesh; 6 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren; 3 | ||||||
| 6 | sisters, Lois Carlson, Barbara Johnsen, and Viola Johnsen; and | ||||||
| 7 | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | John J. Forni, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of John Forni, Jr. as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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