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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 Salvatore Leopardo on August 24, 2018 at |
| 4 | | the age of 88; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo was born on May 5, 1930; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo attended Woodrow Wilson Junior |
| 7 | | College (Kennedy-King College in Chicago); and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo worked for the General |
| 9 | | Telephone Corporation in Northlake for 34 years, where he rose |
| 10 | | through the ranks from a position on the assembly line to |
| 11 | | become a high level executive; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, After leaving the General Telephone Corporation, |
| 13 | | Salvatore Leopardo helped his son, Jim Leopardo, form the |
| 14 | | family construction business, where he served as the vice |
| 15 | | president; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, With over 500 employees and a half billion dollars |
| 17 | | in projects each year, Salvatore Leopardo helped foster the |
| 18 | | growth of the company and mentored many of their key |
| 19 | | executives; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo believed in strong family |
| 2 | | values and led by example with a loving relationship with his |
| 3 | | wife of 67 years, Mary; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | daughter, Lynn (Jim) Damron, and his parents; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Leopardo is survived by his spouse, Mary |
| 7 | | (Calleia); his children, James A. (JoBeth) Leopardo, John |
| 8 | | (Michelle) Leopardo, Gary Leopardo, and Mike (Christine) |
| 9 | | Leopardo; his grandchildren, Nick (Sylvia) Leopardo, Curtis |
| 10 | | (Cara) Leopardo, Anthony (Amanda) Leopardo, Jack (Brooke) |
| 11 | | Leopardo, Sam Leopardo, Danielle Leopardo, and Lana Leopardo; |
| 12 | | his great-grandchildren, Ava Leopardo, Rocco Leopardo, Drake |
| 13 | | Leopardo, Winston Leopardo, and Lynn Leopardo; his brother, |
| 14 | | Samuel (Marj) Leopardo; and his nieces, Elizabeth (Rodney) |
| 15 | | Driscoll and Katie (Frank) Asen; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Salvatore Leopardo 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 Salvatore Leopardo as an expression |