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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
Joseph J. Berardi of Canton, who passed |
| 4 | | away on June 21, 2012; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi was born on February 14, 1938, in |
| 6 | | Pekin; his parents were Joseph and Emogene (Monroe) Berardi; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi graduated from Pekin High School in |
| 9 | | 1956, where he played many sports; he subsequently attended |
| 10 | | Spoon River College, Sangamon State University, and Western |
| 11 | | Illinois University; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi served with pride and distinction |
| 13 | | in the United States Air Force for 4 years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi was employed as a home builder with |
| 15 | | his father's construction company for many years; he later |
| 16 | | worked as an entrepreneur and a sales consultant in the |
| 17 | | recycling industry for small businesses and Fortune 500 |
| 18 | | companies; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi served on the Fulton County Board |
| 20 | | for 4 years and the Canton City Council for 4 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi enjoyed slow pitch softball, golf, |
| 2 | | boat racing, flying his plane, woodworking, landscaping, |
| 3 | | designing creations from brick and stone, politics, traveling, |
| 4 | | and cooking for and entertaining his friends and family; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | parents and his sister, Betty Lou Petri; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Berardi is survived by his wife, Deborah |
| 8 | | (Mayhew) Berardi; his daughters, Lane (Kevin) Hampton and Lana |
| 9 | | Berardi; his grandchildren, L, K, J, and M Hampton; and his |
| 10 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Joseph J. Berardi; and |
| 14 | | be it further
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 16 | | presented to the family of Joseph Berardi as an expression of |
| 17 | | our sympathy.
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