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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express 
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their sincere condolences to the family and friends of 
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Frederick P. Cappetta of Oak Brook, Illinois, who passed away 
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on November 24, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cappetta was one of eight children; he was a 
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graduate of McKinley High School; he received a partial 
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scholarship from Northwestern University, but had to drop out 
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to help support his family; he returned to college and received 
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his Bachelor's degree in accounting from Roosevelt University 
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when he was in his early 60's; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cappetta was a graduate of Worsham College of 
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Mortuary Science in Chicago; he opened Cappetta Funeral Home 
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with his brother, Tony; in 1961 he became an owner of Columbian 
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Chapels in Oak Park; in 1994 he and his son-in-law opened 
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Cappetta & DiCanio Funeral Directors in Oak Brook; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1987 Mr. Cappetta became the President of the 
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Illinois Funeral Directors Association; during this time he 
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took a group of fellow funeral directors to Italy, where he 
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visited the birthplace of his mother; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frederick P. Cappetta is survived by his son, 
 


 






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Frederick C.; his daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Tony 
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DiCanio; his sister, Florence Munao; his four grandchildren; 
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and his great-grandson; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the death of Frederick P. Cappetta; 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 the family of Frederick P. Cappetta.