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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois 
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learned with regret of the death of Sal L. Piazza, MD, FACS, of 
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Naperville and formerly of Chicago on Wednesday, July 19, 2006; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago in the Roseland community, 
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and his parents were Leo Piazza of Chicago and Angelina 
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(Colletti) of Corleone, Sicily; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Piazza was a graduate of Fenger High School in 
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Chicago, Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, and the University 
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of Illinois Medical School; he did his first years of residency 
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in Peoria at St. Francis Hospital; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He married Marilyn Domikaitis on August 20, 1955, 
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and together they shared over 50 years of marriage; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He went on to serve in the United States Air Force 
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as a surgeon and medical officer in the late 1950s; he held the 
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rank of captain at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Following his military service, he completed his 
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surgical residency at the West Side Veterans Administration 
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Hospital, affiliated with the University of Illinois; he was 
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board-certified in general surgery and was a Fellow of the 
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American College of Surgeons; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his career, he served in many positions at 
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Edward Hospital in Naperville, including chairman of the 
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Department of Surgery, director of trauma, chief of staff, and 
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as a member of the Board of Trustees of both the hospital and 
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the hospital foundation; he was serving as a member of the 
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board of trustees at Benedictine University in Lisle and the 
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Center for Surgery in Naperville; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He was the first recipient of an award named after 
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him at Edward Hospital, the Sal Piazza, MD, Physician 
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Recognition Award, first given on April 29, 2006; the award 
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will be given yearly to a physician that has made an 
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extraordinary contribution to Edward Hospital and the 
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community while demonstrating compassion and integrity; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Piazza  has been deeply felt by 
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many, especially his wife, Marilyn; his children, Leonard 
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(Debra), David (Elisa), Thomas (Elizabeth), Gina (Thomas 
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Persin), and Daniel (April); his grandchildren, Michelle, 
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Nicholas, Michael, Elizabeth, David, Alex, Emily, Nicole, 
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Vincent, Corinne, Sam, Sallie Persin, Dominic Persin, Brittany 
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Persin, and Kate; and his siblings, Anthony and Rosemary 
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Darnieder; he was preceded in death by his sister, Jacqueline 
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Lateano; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Sal L. Piazza, MD, FACS, and we extend our sincere condolences 
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to his family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.