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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize |
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| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Josephine Giorgi |
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| is celebrating the 85th anniversary of her birth; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in 1921 and is a twin to sister Lee |
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| Benesh; she was born on St. Joseph's day, hence the name |
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| Josephine; she was the sixth child born to Vincent and Maria |
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| Buttacavoli who were immigrants from Sicily; she is still very |
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| close to her surviving siblings, Peter Buttacavoli, Frank |
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| Buttacavoli, and Lee Benesh; and
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| WHEREAS, Josephine married Edolo "Zeke" Giorgi on November |
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| 27, 1943; they had a very close marriage and were married one |
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| month shy of 50 years; sadly, he passed away on October 24, |
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| 1993; Mr. Giorgi served 29 years in the House of |
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| Representatives; he has a State of Illinois building and a |
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| stretch of highway named in his honor; and
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| WHEREAS, Josephine is the proud mother of Barbara (Frank), |
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| Beverly (Angelo), and Betty (Tom); she is the grandmother of |
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| Bobby, David (Michelle), Andrew, Marc (Mary), Mike, Maria, and |
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| Anna; and the great-grandmother of Ryan and Grace; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Giorgi lives on her own and enjoys playing |
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| cards with her girlfriends and cooking for her family; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate Mrs. Josephine Giorgi on the occasion of her |
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| 85th birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best wishes for |