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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.