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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
Dorothy DiPaolo of Chicago, owner of 
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Mario's Italian Lemonade Stand, who passed away on January 28, 
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2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dorothy DiPaolo was born and raised on the North 
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Side of Chicago; she was an
accomplished ice skater who 
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traveled with the Ice Capades for two years; in 1951, she and 
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her husband Mario Sr. opened Mario's General Store; in 1958, 
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she and    Mario Sr. co-founded the famous "Mario's Italian

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Lemonade Stand" which has become an unofficial Chicago 
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institution, slaking summer thirsts for nearly half a century; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dorothy DiPaolo was known as a direct, 
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plain-spoken businesswoman who could be seen everyday at the 
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front counter of Mario's without exception; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dorothy DiPaolo was preceded in death by her 
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husband, Mario DiPaolo Sr.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dorothy DiPaolo will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved her, especially her son, Mario (Maria) DiPaolo Jr.; 
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her daughter, Donna (the Honorable Raymond) Jagielski; and her 
 


 






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grandchildren, Raeonna, Ray Jr., Mario, Davina and Marco; 
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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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her family and friends, the passing of Dorothy DiPaolo; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dorothy DiPaolo as an expression of 
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our sympathy.