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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 Edith "Edie" D'Atri of Joliet, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on January 10, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was born in Joliet to Angelo and | ||||||
| 6 | Amelia (Mitri) Paluzzi on February 24, 1947; In 1944, she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Joliet Township High School, where she was the | ||||||
| 8 | first member of her family to be inducted into the National | ||||||
| 9 | Honor Society; she started a tradition that has been carried on | ||||||
| 10 | by her children and grandchildren; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri worked at Al's Steakhouse, D'Amico's, | ||||||
| 12 | and Syl's restaurants, where she was known as a friendly and | ||||||
| 13 | capable waitress; she credited her years working as a waitress | ||||||
| 14 | for her good health; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was a devoted member of St. Jude | ||||||
| 16 | Parish; she was also a member of the Catholic Women's League, | ||||||
| 17 | the Ladies of the Elks, and the Cantigny Post Auxiliary; she | ||||||
| 18 | and her husband, Chester, volunteered at the Elks and at | ||||||
| 19 | Bicentennial Park; she loved a good joke and playing games, | ||||||
| 20 | including Euchre and Canasta; she was an avid knitter and | ||||||
| 21 | seamstress and made hundreds of baby hats for Birthright; her | ||||||
| 22 | sewing skills were used to help many family members and friends | ||||||
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| 1 | with alterations and projects; she and Chester enjoyed | ||||||
| 2 | traveling, especially visiting relatives in California, | ||||||
| 3 | Alaska, Canada, Boston, Cleveland, and Italy; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 5 | her eldest sister, Violet (Steven) Biro; her husband of 56 | ||||||
| 6 | years, Chester; and her cousin, Phyllis Paluzzi; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri is survived by her daughters, Denise | ||||||
| 8 | (James) Maffeo and Ramona (Paul) Delrose; her grandchildren, | ||||||
| 9 | Tony (Angela) and Lisa Maffeo and Marissa and Michael Delrose; | ||||||
| 10 | her great-grandchildren, Joseph, Matthew, and Mia Maffeo; her | ||||||
| 11 | sisters, Lillian (the late Joseph) Bonczek and Angela (the late | ||||||
| 12 | Henry) Giermala; her cousin, Geno (Margaret) Paluzzi; and her | ||||||
| 13 | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | Edith "Edie" D'Atri and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Edie D'Atri as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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