Bill Text: IL SR1645 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of George A. Leoni of Melrose Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1645 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1645-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 George A. Leoni of Melrose Park; and
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4 | WHEREAS, George Leoni was a veteran of the United States | ||||||
5 | Army and a recipient of the Purple Heart; and
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6 | WHEREAS, George Leoni was the Executive Director of the | ||||||
7 | Veterans Park District for 40 years; he was also Proviso | ||||||
8 | Township's Mental Health Commissioner, a board member of the | ||||||
9 | Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Chairman of the | ||||||
10 | Italo-American National Union, and on the Board of Directors | ||||||
11 | for the Villa Scalabrini Retirement Center; he also worked with | ||||||
12 | PARC (Proviso Association for Retarded Children), now known as | ||||||
13 | ASPIRE; and
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14 | WHEREAS, George Leoni was a member of the Illinois Park and | ||||||
15 | Recreation Association, the Disabled American Veterans, the | ||||||
16 | Veterans of Foreign Wars, the 33rd World War II Infantry | ||||||
17 | Veteran Division, and the Illinois Fire and Police | ||||||
18 | Commissioners Association, and was an honorary member of the | ||||||
19 | Mickinzie-Vertuno Memorial Fraternal Order of Police Lodge | ||||||
20 | #19; and
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21 | WHEREAS, George Leoni was a sponsor of the Melrose Park |
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1 | Little League and the Flames Hockey Team; and
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2 | WHEREAS, George Leoni was the dearly beloved husband of the | ||||||
3 | late Lena (nee Petruzzi); the loving father of Georgia Buvak | ||||||
4 | and Donna Peluso; the cherished Papa of Carlene (Ken) Greifelt, | ||||||
5 | Michalene (James) Tjeerdema, Roberta (Christopher) Heintz, and | ||||||
6 | George (Lauren) and Anthony Peluso; the loving Great Papa of | ||||||
7 | Jona, Jimmy, Jake, Logan, Bowie, Blaise, and Nico; the dear | ||||||
8 | brother of Ora (the late Tex) Simon, Madeline (the late Joe) | ||||||
9 | Belline, the late Richard and Gemma Leoni, the late Vadie | ||||||
10 | Autry, the late William Leoni, the late Velencia, the late | ||||||
11 | Alberta and Donald Provenzano, and the late Anita Leoni; the | ||||||
12 | loving companion of Madeline Pyka; and the fond uncle and | ||||||
13 | friend of many; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | George A. Leoni, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
18 | further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of George Leoni as an expression of our | ||||||
21 | deepest sympathy.
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