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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Ronald A. Oppedisano, who passed away on |
| 4 | | January 8, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano was born to Norma
and August |
| 6 | | "Gus" Oppedisano on December 14, 1955; his family settled in |
| 7 | | Norridge in 1961; he earned his bachelor's degree in urban |
| 8 | | planning and environmental studies from Northeastern Illinois |
| 9 | | University and married Linda Valentino in 1982; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano worked for Cook
County Assessor |
| 11 | | Thomas C. Hynes; he worked his way up to various director
and |
| 12 | | supervisory positions; eventually, he
earned his MAI |
| 13 | | designation from the Appraisal Institute and left the
Cook |
| 14 | | County Assessor's office; he
founded Disano Appraisal |
| 15 | | Consultants in 1992; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano began his public service career |
| 17 | | in 1991 as a member, and later chairman, of the Norridge
Zoning |
| 18 | | Board of Appeals; he was appointed to serve as a Village |
| 19 | | Trustee in 1998 and was elected
in 1999, 2003, and 2007; as a |
| 20 | | Village Trustee, he served as Chairman of
some of the most |
| 21 | | important committees; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano was elected to the office of |
| 2 | | Norridge Village President in 2009; he worked to bring in many |
| 3 | | millions of dollars in grant money and to formulate and adopt a |
| 4 | | new
comprehensive plan for the village; he created the "Green |
| 5 | | Team" to expand environmental
awareness and began the Norridge |
| 6 | | farmers market; he also served on the executive
committee of |
| 7 | | the West Central Municipal Conference; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano was preceded in death by his |
| 9 | | parents, and his father-in-law, Richard Valentino; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano is survived by his wife, Linda; |
| 11 | | his children, Tena (Brian) McCullough, Lisa (James) Gannon, and |
| 12 | | Vincent Oppedisano; his grandchildren, Lia, Jack, Joseph, and |
| 13 | | Lyla; his mother-in-law, Rita Valentino; his brother-in-law, |
| 14 | | Anthony (Gail) and his sister-in-law, Michele Valentino; and |
| 15 | | many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Ronald A. Oppedisano, and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Ronald Oppedisano as an expression |