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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of William Peter Caputo of Arlington 
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Heights, who passed away on March 22, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Caputo was born July 1, 1951, in Chicago, 
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to Otto S. and Elizabeth R. (nee Simonetti) Caputo; William and 
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Barbara Caputo (nee Glaser) were married on Aug. 29, 1980; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Caputo graduated from Northern Illinois 
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University in 1972, where he received a master's degree in 
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1974, a certificate of advanced studies in 1975, and a 
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doctorate of education in 1977; he taught for nine years at 
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Ridgewood High School in Norridge; he was the current school 
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board president of District #23, where he had been a board 
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member for 20 years; he was a member of the Illinois 
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Association of School Boards and was awarded the level of 
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Master Board Member for his involvement; and in 1982, he 
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graduated with honors from DePaul University College of Law; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, His career as an attorney spanned 25 years; he was 
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a highly-regarded Chicago litigation attorney, handling large 
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and complex commercial cases and representing physicians, 
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hospitals, and plaintiffs in medical malpractice actions; in 
 


 






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1992, he joined and became a named partner in the Chicago firm 
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of Nilson, Stookal, Gleason & Caputo, Ltd.; he was a member of 
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the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations, and 
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a member of the Illinois and American Trial Lawyers 
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Associations; he belonged to the Justinian Society and had 
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received the highest legal ability rating available (AV) from 
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his peers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his brother, Frank J. 
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Caputo Jr.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, William Caputo is survived by his wife; his 
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children, Jennifer, William, Brian, and Nicholas; his parents; 
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his brothers, Paul V. (Cindy) and Thomas A. (Vivian); and his 
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godchildren, Frank J. Jr., Paul V. Jr., and Kathryn N.; 
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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 passing of William Peter Caputo; 
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and 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 William Caputo as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.