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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 Peter Ferro, Sr. of Joliet, who passed |
4 | | away on May 11, 2016; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Peter Ferro, Sr. was born in Joliet to Mary and |
6 | | Biaggio Ferro
on July 11, 1923; he attended McKinley Grade |
7 | | School and Joliet Township High School; after high school, he |
8 | | began his construction career as a water boy with |
9 | | Powers-Thompson Construction Co.; he served in the United |
10 | | States Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II in Burma, |
11 | | where he was a combat engineer, building roads and bridges; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Peter Ferro, Sr. returned home from the war and |
13 | | continued his career with Powers-Thompson Construction |
14 | | Company; in 1964, he and his brother, Tony Ferro, started and |
15 | | operated PT Ferro Construction, which became one of the largest |
16 | | construction companies in the region, employing thousands of |
17 | | local residents over the years; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Peter Ferro, Sr. was a longtime member of the |
19 | | Church of St. Anthony and a longtime supporter of Stone City |
20 | | VFW #2199; he helped many individuals, churches, and charities; |
21 | | at the age of 70, he retired, taking up golf and fishing and |
22 | | spending much of the time in Bonita Springs, Florida; on his |