SR1666 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Bertino of Laguna Hills, California, who passed away on April 26, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino was born to Peter and Jennie (Vernizzi) Bertino on February 21, 1932; the eighth of ten children, he was raised in Channahon until, at age 14, he left home to join the Monastery at Mt. Carmel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; in 1952, he left the monastery and joined the United States Air Force and served as a linguist during the Korean War; he then attended UCLA and earned degrees in engineering and Slavic languages; he also attended Loyola University in Los Angeles and earned his law degree; he married Ruth Marie Tucker in 1981, and they settled in Laguna Hills, California; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino began his career at McDonald Douglas Aerospace, where he sold aircraft around the world; for a time, he practiced law at his own firm and with the firm of Rutan and Tucker in Newport Beach, California; he eventually returned to McDonald Douglas, where he worked until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino and his wife were actively involved in the Laguna Hills Cityhood Committee; he was also on the Orange County Grand Jury and was a long-standing member of The Supervisory Committee for NuVision Federal Credit Union; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino enjoyed traveling the world with his wife; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Brittany Leigh Booth; and his siblings, Edith Victoria, George Peter, Robert Michael, Margaret, Elizabeth Ann, Thomas Joseph, and Joseph Charles; and

WHEREAS, Larry Bertino is survived by his wife, Ruth; his daughters, Laurell Cecile Bertino and Deborah Helene (Bertino) Allee; his six grandchildren; his great granddaughter; his brother, Raymond John; his sister, Mary Ann Crater; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Bertino and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Larry Bertino as an expression of our deepest sympathy.