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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
Louis H. "Legs" Alegnani of Herrin, who |
| 4 | | passed away on June 2, 2010; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani was born on May 29, 1920, in |
| 6 | | Herrin; his parents were Anthony "Tony" and Santina "Tennie" |
| 7 | | (Lavezzi) Alegnani; he married Isabel L. Cardani on June 18, |
| 8 | | 1941, in Herrin; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani served his country with pride and |
| 10 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army during World |
| 11 | | War II; during the war, he served as the chief clerk of an |
| 12 | | ammunition depot in Europe; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani was a retired loan supervisor for |
| 14 | | Finance America, a division of the Bank of America; he was also |
| 15 | | employed as a loan supervisor for GAC Finance and the White |
| 16 | | Loan Company in Herrin; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani was a member of Our Lady of Mount |
| 18 | | Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin; he was a member of the |
| 19 | | Knights of Columbus Council 2164, having served as the |
| 20 | | council's Grand Knight; he was a former Exalted Ruler of Herrin |
| 21 | | Elks Lodge 1146 and a past president of the Herrin Rotary Club; |
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| 1 | | he served on the Williamson County Board of the American Red |
| 2 | | Cross; he was a former member of the Herrin American Legion |
| 3 | | Post 645 and the Baker-Ladd VFW Post 1567 in Herrin; he also |
| 4 | | served as a state delegate for the Knights of Columbus National |
| 5 | | Convention and was one of the original members of the |
| 6 | | Herrinfesta organizing committee; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Louis Alegnani is survived by his wife of 69 |
| 10 | | years, Isabel Alegnani; his daughter and son-in-law, Diane and |
| 11 | | Karl Hammann; his sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Carol |
| 12 | | Alegnani and Rick and Elaine Alegnani; his grandchildren and |
| 13 | | their spouses, Doug and Jennifer Hammann, Donnie Hammann, |
| 14 | | Danette and Jack "J.R." Sartin, Lisa and Jason Bliss, John |
| 15 | | Alegnani and his fiancee, Jaime Kute, Paul and Laura Alegnani, |
| 16 | | and Lori Alegnani; and his 9 great-grandchildren; therefore, be |
| 17 | | it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 20 | | his family and friends, the passing of Louis H. "Legs" |
| 21 | | Alegnani; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |