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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Richard Andrew DiPietro of Park Ridge, |
| 4 | | who passed away on March 2, 2024; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was born to Nicholas and Teresa |
| 6 | | DiPietro on June 2, 1943; he was raised in Chicago and |
| 7 | | graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1961; he married |
| 8 | | Kathleen "Kathy" DiPietro in 1962; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro worked in the typesetting |
| 10 | | industry, beginning his career with TotalTypography before |
| 11 | | opening his own company, The TypeSmiths, Inc. in 1981; his |
| 12 | | company eventually evolved into CrossTech Communications, from |
| 13 | | which he retired in 2013; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro had an interest in community |
| 15 | | issues, which led to his election as president of the Park |
| 16 | | Ridge Manor Community Association; subsequently, he was |
| 17 | | elected as an alderperson of the 2nd Ward in Park Ridge, |
| 18 | | serving for five terms from 1995 until 2013; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was a member of the Typographers |
| 20 | | International Association, where he served in multiple roles, |
| 21 | | including as president in 1992; additionally, he volunteered |
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| 1 | | with the church services at St. Benedict's Nursing Home for 25 |
| 2 | | years; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was a devoted husband and |
| 4 | | father, known for his commitment to his family, his dry sense |
| 5 | | of humor, and his preference for working over taking |
| 6 | | vacations; he loved politics and the University of Notre Dame; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was preceded in death by his |
| 9 | | parents; his in-laws, Edward Wenigman and Betty Wenigman; his |
| 10 | | sister, Antoinette Fabianski; his infant son, Richard Gerard |
| 11 | | DiPietro; his infant grandson, Joshua McPherson; his infant |
| 12 | | great-grandson, Jack Kretschmar; his brother-in-law, Jack |
| 13 | | Marinelli; and other extended relatives; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro is survived by his wife; his |
| 15 | | children, Robin (Stephanie Sherman) DiPietro, Beth (Andrew) |
| 16 | | McPherson, Tom (Katherine) DiPietro, Tracy (Sean) McCarthy, |
| 17 | | Amy Kawiecki, Megan (Michael) Steele, and Ryan (Kathryn) |
| 18 | | DiPietro; his grandchildren, Nathan (Maureen), Aaron (Cara), |
| 19 | | Zachary (Lauren), Chelsea (Andrew Kretschmar), Jacob |
| 20 | | (Kaitlyn), Cassidy, Justin (Lily Elderkin), Kristen, Chris |
| 21 | | (Shannon), Kaitlyn, Danielle, Samantha, Peter (Ellie), Paige, |
| 22 | | Caroline, Alex, Riley, Colin, Jackson, Anna, Savannah, Tyler, |
| 23 | | Nicholas, and Grace; 11 great-grandchildren; his sister, Marie |
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| 1 | | Marinelli; his brothers-in-law, Frank Fabianski and Edward |
| 2 | | Wenigman; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, |
| 3 | | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 6 | | Richard Andrew DiPietro and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 8 | | further
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 10 | | presented to the family of Richard DiPietro as an expression |
| 11 | | of our deepest sympathy. |