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| | SR1071 | | LRB100 15269 MST 30502 r |
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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 Virginia Taglia, who passed away on July |
| 4 | | 14, 2017, at the age of 86; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was born to Harold and Emma |
| 6 | | (Steiner) Jensen on April 9, 1931 in Oak Park, where she spent |
| 7 | | her formative years; she attended St. Giles Grade School and |
| 8 | | graduated from Trinity High School in 1949; she went on to earn |
| 9 | | a degree in occupational therapy from St. Catherine University |
| 10 | | in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1953; she married Victor R. Taglia on |
| 11 | | October 13, 1956 and they raised their family in Oak Park, |
| 12 | | where her children and some of her grandchildren also attended |
| 13 | | St. Giles School; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia worked at the Edward Hines Jr. |
| 15 | | Veterans Administration Hospital; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was known for being an avid |
| 17 | | volunteer, a lover of animals, and a great parent; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia and her husband were generous |
| 19 | | benefactors of the Lisle Benedictine Women and the Sacred Heart |
| 20 | | Monastery; she was a member of the Share Foundation with the |
| 21 | | Handicapped Founder's Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, Virginia Taglia moved to the Villa St. |
| 2 | | Benedict Independent Living Community, where she was known to |
| 3 | | be a true lady with one of the sweetest smiles who was always |
| 4 | | concerned about others; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was preceded in death by her |
| 6 | | parents and her husband, Victor; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia is survived by her daughter, |
| 8 | | Regina (Dan) Howe; her sons, Thomas (Jackie) and James (Anneke) |
| 9 | | Taglia; and her grandchildren, Victoria and Annika Helle, |
| 10 | | Victor "Duke", Anthony, Vincent, Virginia, Jean, Elyse, and |
| 11 | | Dominic Taglia, and Oliver and Eliot Howe; she was the fond |
| 12 | | sister of the late Robert (Joan) Jensen and the late Donald |
| 13 | | (Mary) Jensen; the devoted sister-in-law of Florence (the late |
| 14 | | Buddy) Romano; and aunt, great-aunt, friend, and cousin to |
| 15 | | many, including Patricia Ulman; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Virginia Taglia, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |