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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 Nancy Marie Leonardi of Aurora, who |
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| passed away on January 26, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on June 17th, 1935 in Appleton, |
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| Wisconsin, the daughter of Marvin B. and Evelyn C. (Haen) |
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| Ellis; she was a graduate of St. Joseph grade school and |
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| attended Appleton Senior High until her father was transferred |
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| to Aurora with the Vendo Company; she graduated the next year |
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| from East Aurora High School, Class of 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, Shortly after graduation, she met her future |
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| husband, Louis V. Leonardi Jr., during a TV service call; he |
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| was so struck by her beauty, and too nervous to ask her out, |
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| that he made up an excuse that allowed him to gather his |
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| courage and return the next day; Nancy and Louis were married |
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| on February 19, 1955; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and |
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| friend to many; affectionately known as "Nan Babes", she was an |
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| avid bowler, a masterful cook (her lasagna was legendary), a |
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| great hostess, an accomplished seamstress, and a huge fan of |
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| the White Sox, Packers, and Wheel of Fortune; she enjoyed |
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| attending and cheering for her children and grandchildren at |
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| various sporting events and rarely missed a game; she was a |
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| member of Holy Angels Parish, St. Anne's Society, and numerous |
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| bowling leagues; in 2008 she was inducted as an honorary member |
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| of the Greater Aurora United States Bowling Congress; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin |
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| and Evelyn Ellis; her husband, Louis Jr.; her father-in-law, |
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| Louis Sr.; her uncle, Clifford Haen; and her aunts, Dorothy |
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| Conway, Cordell Michels, and Alice Christianson; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her six children, Victoria |
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| (Michael) McCoy, Debra Owens, Michael Leonardi, Anthony |
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| (Ellen) Leonardi, Christina (Jeffrey) Robinson, and Louis III |
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| (Ximena) Leonardi; her grandchildren, Joseph, Mark and Kate |
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| McCoy, Lisa and Brian Owens, Olivia, Raymond and Vincent |
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| Leonardi, Nicholas and Julianne Robinson, and Louis IV, James, |
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| Jake, and Sophia Leonardi; her mother-in-law, Beverly (Pope) |
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| Leonardi; her in-laws, James Leonardi and Janis (Rod) Van |
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| Fleet; her uncle, Richard Haen; and her numerous nieces and |
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| nephews and a large extended family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Nancy Leonardi; and be |
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| it further
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