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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Edith Laskero of Tampa, Florida, who
4passed away on March 1, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edith Laskero was born in Chicago on May 14, 1935
6to Peter and Frances Cascella; she graduated from Josephinum
7Academy, Chicago's longest-standing Catholic high school for
8girls; she married Pat Laskero; and
 
9    WHEREAS, After having 5 children, Edith Laskero launched a
10very successful career in real estate, earning multiple honors
11in sales and production; for most of her adult life she was a
12community leader, holding elected positions as county
13committeewoman and on the village board; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Edith Laskero's life was intertwined with the
15life-long friendships of her 3 sisters Regina, June, and
16Rosemary; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Edith Laskero was preceded in death by her parents
18and her husband of 49 years, Pat; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Edith Laskero was a devoted mother and the
20inspiration for her 5 children, Stephen (Michele), Regina,

 

 

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1Julie (Richard) Meyer, Joseph (Bridget), and Daniel Laskero;
2the beloved grandmother of Christopher, Francesca, William,
3Joseph, Alex, Isabelle, Paolo Laskero, Melissa Hollister, and
4Erica Campbell; and great-grandmother of Ariana, Alexa,
5Robert, Max, and Cole; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8Edith Laskero, and extend our sincere condolences to her
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented the family of Edith Laskero as an expression of our
13deepest sympathy.