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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of George A. Leoni of Melrose Park; and
4		WHEREAS, George Leoni was a veteran of the United States
5		Army and a recipient of the Purple Heart; and
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
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
21		WHEREAS, George Leoni was a sponsor of the Melrose Park

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1		Little League and the Flames Hockey Team; and
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
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
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.