Bill Text: IL SR1330 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Benedetto "Benny" Vitale of Cinisi, Sicily, formerly of Beardstown.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR1330 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1330-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Benedetto "Benny" Vitale of Cinisi, | ||||||
| 4 | Sicily, formerly of Beardstown, who passed away on December 7, | ||||||
| 5 | 2024; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Benny Vitale, the son of Onorato and Antonia | ||||||
| 7 | Lentini Vitale, was born in Cinisi, Sicily on April 21, 1946; | ||||||
| 8 | he married Caterina "Cathy" Giambanco in Capaci, Sicily on | ||||||
| 9 | June 8, 1978; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Benny Vitale came to the United States to look | ||||||
| 11 | for work, settling in Beardstown, where he opened Benny's | ||||||
| 12 | Pizza; after marrying his wife, Cathy, in Sicily, they | ||||||
| 13 | returned to Beardstown to raise their family and run Benny's | ||||||
| 14 | Pizza; over the years, he grew Benny's Pizza into a staple of | ||||||
| 15 | Beardstown and the surrounding communities, becoming friends | ||||||
| 16 | with many of his customers in the process; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Benny Vitale adored his family and loved spending | ||||||
| 18 | his time with them; in retirement, he enjoyed gardening and | ||||||
| 19 | taking care of his little piece of land in the mountains of | ||||||
| 20 | Sicily, where he grew fruit trees and cactus fruits; when | ||||||
| 21 | returning to visit his family in the U.S., he always found his | ||||||
| 22 | way back in the kitchen to make pizza, drawing flocks of | ||||||
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| 1 | customers to Benny's for a pizza made by him; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Benny Vitale's legacy will live on through his | ||||||
| 3 | children, as Antonio now runs Benny's Pizza in Beardstown, | ||||||
| 4 | Rosalinda operates Benny's Pizza in Rushville, and Gianni owns | ||||||
| 5 | Gianni's Pizza in Pittsfield; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Benny Vitale is survived by his wife; his sons, | ||||||
| 7 | Antonio and Gianni (Rachel) Vitale; his daughter, Rosalinda | ||||||
| 8 | (Domenico) Leone; and seven grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Benedetto "Benny" Vitale and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 12 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 13 | further
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