SR1262 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Donna L. (nee Bost) Cervini of Oak Park, who passed away on March 25, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Donna Cervini was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; she attended Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia and worked as an elementary school teacher; she married Lawrence Cervini and they settled in Oak Park in 1967; in 1971, she began attending Northwestern University Law School, graduating in 1975; and

WHEREAS, Following graduation, Donna Cervini worked for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and in private practice; in 1985, she was appointed an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, retiring in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Donna Cervini devoted much of her time to charitable and community service, including the Pittsburgh Catholic Interracial Counsel, the Oak Park Housing Center, the Oak Park-River Forest Citizens Committee for Human Rights, the St. Giles Family Mass Community, the Lawyers' Assistance Program, which she co-founded and served as chair for 14 years, the Illinois Child Death Review, the American Bar Association Commission for the Impaired Attorney, the Oak Park Police and Fire Commission, and International Women Associates of Chicago (2000-2004); she also volunteered with the West Suburban PADS Shelter in Oak Park; and

WHEREAS, Donna Cervini marched for Civil Rights, participated in the anti-apartheid movement for South Africa, and was a draft counselor against the Vietnam War; and

WHEREAS, Donna Cervini loved to travel; she was an avid snow skier and scuba diver with hundreds of dives all over the world; and

WHEREAS, Donna Cervini was the former spouse of the late Lawrence A. Cervini; the loving mother of Cynthia E. Cervini and Christine C. (Joe) Wong; the daughter of the late Mary Ellen (nee McDermott) and the late John William Bost; the sister of Joanne (Steve) Halle, Mary (Mike) Silbaugh, Faith (Alan) Katchmar, Jim (Jackie) Connolly, Carol (Gary) Ostrander, and Nancy Makela; the proud grandmother of Drew, Siena, and Stephen Wong; the aunt of Matthew (Michelle) and Joshua Heckel; the longtime friend of Paul Moroney and his family; and many more; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Donna L. Cervini, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family and friends of Donna Cervini as an expression of our deepest sympathy.