SR1529 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Gloria Jean Garofalo of Oak Park, who passed away on July 11, 2020 at the age of 76; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Garofalo was born in Westlake, Ohio on October 30, 1943; she spent two years at Miami University in Ohio before becoming a stewardess in the 1960s for United Airlines in Chicago; while at United Airlines, she met her loving husband of 54 years, John Garofalo; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Garofalo was an assistant teacher at Emerson (now Gwendolyn Brooks) Junior High School and the Assistant Director of Individual Giving at the Brookfield Zoo; she spent most of her career with the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, serving first as a volunteer, then as Tour Center Director, as Director of Public Programs, and eventually as Director of Development; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Garofalo was an active member of the community, volunteering with the Whittier School PTO and the Campfire Girls of Oak Park, serving as president and secretary of the Oak Park Day Nursery Board, serving as a board member of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, and serving as a longtime member of the women's philanthropic group, PEO; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Garofalo was preceded in death by her parents and her brother-in-law, Mauro (Carol) Garofalo; and

WHEREAS, Gloria Garofalo was mother to Christine (Eric) Lussow and JT (Arthur Thompson) Garofalo; grandma to Tyler and Cade Lussow; sister to Gus (Joanne) Prochazka; sister-in-law to Ronald (Gerry) and James (Sandi) Garofalo; and the aunt and great-aunt of many; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gloria Jean Garofalo and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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