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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Vito Phillip Buffalo of Lake in the 
4Hills, who passed away on June 21, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo was born on October 27, 1931 in 
6Chicago; his parents were Salvatore and Josephine Buffalo; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo served his country as a member of the 
8United States Navy aboard the USS Kula Gulf during the Korean 
9War; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo was the proud proprietor of Main 
11Street Meat Market in Algonquin for over 35 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo entertained countless music 
13enthusiasts and dancers in ballrooms throughout the Chicago 
14area for over 65 years; his mother bought him his first trumpet 
15in his early teen years and it quickly became his passion; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo is preceded in death by his parents; 
17his second wife, Linda Buffalo; a brother, Phil Buffalo; and 2 
18sisters, Faye Sobal and Rosalie Becker; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Vito Buffalo is survived by 3 children, Anthony, 
 
 
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1Bryan, and Kristen Durante; his first wife, Judith Buffalo; 5 
2grandchildren, Lauren, Rachel, Christina, Andrew, and Lukas; 2 
3stepchildren, Missy Bonner and Scott Blazek, and their 
4children, Alexis, Mitch, AJ, TJ, Kennedy, and Emerson; and his 
5last love, Cynthia Calvillo, her 3 children, Emily, Stephanie, 
6and Molly, and her 2 grandchildren, Robert and Autumn; 
7therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
10family and friends, mourn the passing of Vito Phillip Buffalo; 
11and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Vito Buffalo as an expression of our 
14sympathy.