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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 James C. Torricelli, Ph.D., of Rochester, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on September 22, 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born the youngest of nine children on | ||||||
| 6 | January 28, 1935 in his home in Tovey, the son of Patrizio | ||||||
| 7 | Joseph and Virginia Vignocchi Torricelli of Ospitale, Italy; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Tovey Grade School and Kincaid High School; he | ||||||
| 9 | earned an associate's degree from Springfield Junior College | ||||||
| 10 | and his bachelor's degree from Quincy College; he then went on | ||||||
| 11 | to earn his master's degree from Southeast Missouri State | ||||||
| 12 | University (SEMO) in Kirksville, Missouri, and his Ph.D. at | ||||||
| 13 | Southern Illinois University in Carbondale; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, He proudly served his country in the Army Reserve | ||||||
| 15 | for eight years and served during the Korean War; he was made | ||||||
| 16 | an Honorary Colonel of the National Guard; he worked as a | ||||||
| 17 | teacher and coach and went on to run a vocational school; he | ||||||
| 18 | then began and ran his own non-profit organization, New Start | ||||||
| 19 | Inc. for more than 30 years; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, He was well rooted in his Italian heritage and was | ||||||
| 21 | known as a colorful, unique man who was devoted to his family; | ||||||
| 22 | his word was his life; he was a member of the Cathedral of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Immaculate Conception; he was also very involved in local and | ||||||
| 2 | State politics and was a member of the Sangamo Club, Past | ||||||
| 3 | Member of the Roman Cultural Society, and founding member of | ||||||
| 4 | the Bulldog Baseball Dugout Club; he loved to travel, read, | ||||||
| 5 | fish, hunt, cook Italian food, and dance; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his | ||||||
| 7 | brothers, Mario, Joseph, William, Fred, and Reno Torricelli; | ||||||
| 8 | and his nephew, Fred-John Torricelli; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, James Torricelli is survived by his siblings, | ||||||
| 10 | Wanda (husband, Kenny) Melvin and Robert and John Torricelli; | ||||||
| 11 | his sisters-in-law, Nancy and JoAnn Torricelli; his loving and | ||||||
| 12 | devoted fiancee, Cheryl Betty; his daughter, Virginia | ||||||
| 13 | (husband, Joseph) Bartletti; his sons, James (wife, Karen), | ||||||
| 14 | Timothy (wife, Mary), Steve (wife, Gina), and Jeffrey | ||||||
| 15 | Torricelli; his seven grandchildren, Sara, Reece, Bryce, | ||||||
| 16 | Sofia, Francesca, and Olivia Torricelli and Lauren Blakeman; | ||||||
| 17 | and his many nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be 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 James C. Torricelli; and | ||||||
| 21 | be it further
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| 22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of James C. Torricelli as a symbol of | ||||||
| 2 | our sincere sympathy.
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