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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Italo "Lo" Milani of Rock Island, who 
4passed away on February 6, 2022; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lo Milani was born in Viareggio, Italy on July 6, 
61930; his family conducted business in the Chicago area 
7beginning in  1920 and made the final move to the U.S. in 1936 
8to escape fascism; he graduated from the Marmion Military 
9Academy and served as a pilot instructor in the U.S. Air Force; 
10he  married Joann Hickey in 1956 and graduated from the 
11University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1957 with a degree 
12in architecture; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lo Milani relocated to Rock Island and started 
14his own business in 1962; he had a passion for the arts and  
15volunteered for the Quad City Arts and oversaw installations 
16of sculptures in the area; his architectural designs can be 
17found throughout the Quad Cities and include the Henry County 
18Courthouse remodel, Sunset Heights, Fire Station 5, and St. 
19Pius and St. Patrick Church of Andalusia; starting in the late 
2080s, he worked as an environmental architect based in the 
21Chicago area; and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Lo Milani was involved with the Cliff Dwellers of 
 
 
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1Chicago, the Rotary of Rock Island, and the Quad City Society 
2for Italian Americans; he loved tennis and was an avid skier, 
3enjoying trips to Wisconsin, Colorado, and Lake Tahoe; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lo Milani was preceded in death by his son, 
5Marco; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Lo Milani is survived by his wife, Joann; his 
7children, Dino (Ellen), Franco (Sherri), Carlo (Brenda), and 
8Gina (Clay); his grandchildren, Samantha, Ali, Bella, and 
9Mitch; and his sister, Loretta Seabrook; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
12Italo "Lo" Milani and extend our sincere condolences to his 
13family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
14further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to  the family of  Lo Milani as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.