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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives were
 3    saddened to learn of the death of Michael L. Caringella,  Sr.
 4    on Tuesday, March 25, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Caringella  was  born  on March 3, 1924 to
 6    Achille and Angela Caringella; he was raised  in  an  Italian
 7    neighborhood  and  began working in his parents' butcher shop
 8    on Taylor Street when he was a young boy; he  attended  Crane
 9    High School in Chicago; and

10        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Caringella valiantly served his country in
11    World War II from 1943 to 1946 as a member of the Coast Guard
12    in Connecticut; and

13        WHEREAS, In 1956, Mr Caringella joined  with  his  friend
14    Armand  Christopher  to  open Armand's Restaurant & Lounge, a
15    pizza shop located at 7400 W. Grand Avenue in  Elmwood  Park;
16    he  became  the  sole  owner  after  Mr. Christopher moved to
17    Arizona; throughout the years,  he  expanded  the  restaurant
18    from  the  original  50  seats  to  200  and  opened two more
19    restaurants, one in Elmhurst and the other  in  St.  Charles;
20    and

21        WHEREAS,  The  restaurant was truly a family business for
22    Mr. Caringella; his mother was the head cook at Armand's  for
23    almost  40  years;  his  two  sons  and  daughter work at the
24    restaurant, and each of his  ten  grandchildren  have  worked
25    there; he was the owner of Armand's for 47 years; and

26        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Caringella  was  a person dedicated to his
27    family and business,  generous  with  his  time,  money,  and
28    knowledge,  and  extremely  helpful to everyone; his favorite
29    pastimes included reading, watching old films,  and  working;
30    and

31        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of Michael L. Caringella, Sr. has
 
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 1    been deeply felt by  many,  especially  his  wife,  Ann;  his
 2    daughter,  Angela Cecola; his sons, Gil and Michael, Jr.; his
 3    sisters, Frances LaPorte, Mary Fiore,  Rosalie  DeMarte,  and
 4    Elisabeth   Casale;   his   brother   Ralph;   and   his  ten
 5    grandchildren; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 7    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 8    we mourn the passing of Michael L. Caringella, Sr. and extend
 9    to his family and friends our sincerest condolences;  and  be
10    it further

11        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
12    presented to the family of Michael L. Caringella, Sr.  as  an
13    expression of our deepest sympathy.