SR0101 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Joseph Campagna of Silvis, who passed away on January 22, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Campagna was born to Maria and Joseph on April 12, 1925 and raised in East Moline; he graduated from Union Township High School, where he was on the golf team; he served in United States Army from 1949 to 1954, rising to the rank of First Sergeant; after his honorable discharge, he served as the general manager of the Officers Navy Club in Newport, Rhode Island; he married Mary O'Connell in 1956; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Campagna and his wife owned a Dairy Queen in Middletown, Rhode Island; after moving back to Silvis in the early 1960s, they opened The Flamingo, one of the preeminent supper clubs of the time; he managed several other restaurants, including the Brown Derby in Princeton, the Beef & Brew in Rock Island, and Joe's Bar & Grill in Clarence, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Campagna retired from the restaurant business and tended bar part-time at Short Hills Country Club, where he caddied in the 1930s; he enjoyed being a pen pal to his grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Campagna was preceded in death by his parents; a sister; and six brothers; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Campagna is survived by his daughter, Ann Marie (Mark Nelson); his sons, Anthony (Terry), Joseph (Janice), and Michael (Cristin Adam); nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Kathryn Spies, and Mary Campagna; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Joseph Campagna, 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 Joseph Campagna as an expression of our deepest sympathy.