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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Michael Joseph "Mike" LaMonica Sr. of 
4Rockford, who passed away on December 26, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica was born in Chicago to Joseph and 
6Louise (Canova) LaMonica on November 24, 1927; he graduated 
7from Austin High School in Chicago in 1945 and served in the  
8U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1947; he married Marguerite "Sally" Hess 
9in Chicago on July 2, 1949; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica's career with  Anheuser Busch began 
11in the 1950s as a salesman in Chicago; he rose through the 
12leadership and achieved the position of Vice President of 
13Sales; in 1988, he founded his own local distributorship, 
14LaMonica Beverages; under his leadership, the company quickly 
15doubled in size and continued to grow throughout the years as a 
16model successful family business; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica was a board member of the Variety 
18Club of St. Louis since 1980, where he served as past 
19president; he was also  a board member of the National 
20Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago since 1986 and 
21the National Italian-American Foundation in Washington since 
221987; he was on the board of directors of Rockford Memorial 
 
 
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1Hospital and Illinois Growth Enterprises for 10 years, where he 
2served as president; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica was named Man of the Year by City of 
4Hope of St Louis in 1989; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica was an avid golfer and past member 
6of the Edgewater Golf Club in Chicago, the Mauh-Nah-Tee-See 
7Country Club in Rockford, the Hazeltine Country Club in 
8Minnesota, the Forest Hills Country Club in Missouri, and the 
9Lakeside Country and Mission Hills Country Clubs in California; 
10and
 
  
11    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica was preceded in death by his parents 
12and his daughter, Maria Lynn LaMonica; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Mike LaMonica is survived by his wife of 70 years, 
14Sally; his children, Mike (Kathy) LaMonica Jr., Marjie (Larry) 
15LaMonica-Malizio, Mitch (Kim) LaMonica, and Rick (Jillian) 
16LaMonica; his grandchildren, Carly, M.J. (Anna), Jessie 
17(Ryan), Shawn (Lara), Todd (Kristi), Lacee, Lindsey, Lexi, 
18Matthew, and Mason; and his great-grandchildren, Cole, Evan, 
19Adelyn, Jack, and Claire; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
 
 
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1Michael Joseph "Mike" LaMonica Sr. of Rockford and extend our 
2sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
3and loved him; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to  the family of  Mike LaMonica as an expression of 
6our deepest sympathy.