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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Marie Muzzarelli of Hickory Hills, who 
4passed away on September 25, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli was born in Chicago; she met her 
6future husband, Arnold Muzzarelli, by chance at a Catholic 
7Youth Organization dance; Marie and her friends had been 
8debating which dance they should attend when one of the girls 
9suggested they go to whichever dance the first arriving bus 
10would take them to; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, After Marie Muzzarelli and her husband were 
12married, the couple opened the Sabre Room at 8900 West 95th 
13Street in Hickory Hills, in 1949; the couple toiled to bring a 
14Las Vegas-type show palace to the Midwest, performing much of 
15the hard labor themselves; after Arnold passed away in 1992, 
16Marie continued to oversee the operation of the Sabre Room with 
17the help of her family and her close friend, Art Golden; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli and her husband were the 
19recipients of numerous honors for their service to their 
20community, including the Business Person of the Year Award from 
21the Hickory Hills Chamber of Commerce in 2000; the City of 
22Hickory Hills also designated Muzzarelli Drive in the city in 
 
 
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1honor of the couple's many accomplishments; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli enjoyed listening to the music of 
3Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Luciano Pavarotti; both Frank 
4Sinatra and Tony Bennett sang at the Sabre Room during the 
5club's glory days; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli was preceded in death by her 
7loving husband, Arnold; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli is survived by her daughters, 
9Janice and Yvonne; her son, Arnold Jr.; her 3 grandchildren; 
10and her close friend, Art Golden; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli, or Miss Marie as she was called 
12by her closest friends and family, will be remembered fondly by 
13all who knew and loved her for her warm and generous nature and 
14charitable spirit; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
17her family and friends, the passing of Marie Muzzarelli; and be 
18it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Marie Muzzarelli as an expression of 
 
 
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1our sympathy.