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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Adonis Joseph Negri
on the 
4occasion of his 94th birthday on November 24, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri
was born in Chicago on November 24, 
61926; he was raised on the South Side of Chicago
and lived many 
7years in the Roseland neighborhood; he graduated from Fenger 
8High School in Chicago and  enlisted in the U.S. Merchant Marine 
9in 1944; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri served with the Merchant Marine from 
111944 to 1946; he served as a coal passer on Liberty ships built 
12in the Chicago shipyards; his ship carried food and equipment 
13to England; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri married Shelby Jean in 1958; 
15together, they had three children, Sharon, Laura, and David, 
16who gave them nine grandchildren, Robin, Ben, Sarah, Matt, 
17Anne, David Jr., Cody, Hailey, and Samantha; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri trained as a tool and die maker and 
19worked at Pullman Standard in Chicago; he worked at Kensington 
20Steel in Chicago as a tool and die maker and then for over 30 
21years as a machine scheduler for Acme Steel/Interlake Steel in 
 
 
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1Riverdale; after retirement, he worked for another 25 years  as 
2a ranger/starter at the Palmira Golf Club in St. John, Indiana 
3until he stopped at the age of 92; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri moved to Glenwood in June of 1967 and 
5was a Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Pack 740 in Glenwood; he was 
6also one of the founders and a president of the Glenwood Forest 
7Improvement Association in the early 1970s; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Adonis Negri was one of the original members of 
9Glenwood Amvets Post 268; he was an honorary member for many 
10years until merchant seamen were finally recognized as military 
11veterans; therefore, be it
 


  
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we congratulate Adonis Joseph Negri
on his 94th birthday, and 
15we wish him many more wonderful years; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Adonis Negri as a symbol of our respect and 
18esteem.