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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Louis J. "Louie" Giordano, formerly of 
4Springfield, who passed away on May 3, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was born in Springfield to Carl and 
6Louise (Gentile) Giordano on December 22, 1946; he graduated 
7from Griffin High School and received his bachelor's degree 
8from Illinois College and his master's degree in political 
9studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was active in local and state 
11government for much of his life; he founded Giordano Consulting 
12Services, which became a successful government relations firm 
13that provided legislative services to several statewide trade 
14associations in Illinois; he also co-founded the Systems 
15Evaluation and Analysis Group, which teamed with notable 
16companies, including IBM, Novell, and others, to introduce 
17computer networking systems to several state agencies and 
18private businesses; his company maintained offices in 
19Springfield, Schaumburg, and Phoenix, Arizona; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano served in Governor James 
21Thompson's Cabinet for five years as director of the Department 
22of Personnel and as the first director of the Department of 
 
 
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1Central Management Services; preceding his cabinet positions, 
2he was responsible for the re-design of the social services 
3delivery system in the Department of Children and Family 
4Services and was the chief administrative officer for the 
5Department of Public Aid, where in addition to his 
6administrative role, he designed and managed the 
7implementation of the first and most innovative  photo I.D. 
8system in the nation; he also served as executive director of 
9the Illinois Republican Party for two years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano taught Public Administration and 
11Political Science at Loyola University of Chicago and the 
12College of DuPage; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano enjoyed playing golf and 
14basketball, attending sporting events, and traveling;  his 
15favorite travel destination was Italy; his love of golf led him 
16to design a unique putter and market it under the Sweetroll 
17trade name; he also received several U.S. patents for golf club 
18designs; he coached and mentored young golfers on the 
19Springfield College of Illinois golf team; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was a member of the Illini Country 
21Club, the Panther Creek Country Club, the University Club of 
22Chicago, and the Anthem Country Club; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was preceded in death by his 
2parents and his sister, Clara-Marie Krumwiede; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Louie Giordano is survived by his wife, Aimee; his 
4sons, John (Christina) and Mark; his daughter, Tamara Root; his 
5brothers, Carl (Martha) and Patrick (Anita); his sisters, Paula 
6(Keith) Moore and Nancy (Thomas) Curry; four grandchildren; and 
7several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
10Louis J. "Louie" Giordano and extend our sincere condolences to 
11his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
12further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  the family of  Louie Giordano as an expression of 
15our deepest sympathy.