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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Albert
4"Al" Benedetti of Naperville, who passed away on May 3, 2012;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born January 2, 1924 in Chicago; he
7graduated from North Central College in 1948 with a degree in
8chemistry; as a student-athlete, he starred on the 1946 and
91947 championship football teams and played in the 1947 Corn
10Bowl, the College's first postseason appearance and only one
11until 2005; and
 
12    WHEREAS, He was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy
13during World War II and attended Officers Candidate School; and
 
14    WHEREAS, He joined Bruno Benedetti & Sons in 1951 and was
15named president of the residential construction company in
161963; he served as a member of the Board of Directors of
17Washington Bank and Trust Company (later Westbank) for 14
18years, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce for 9 years, and
19the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association for 6 years;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, He was the founder of the Naperville Little League

 

 

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1and a life-time member of the Naperville Heritage Society; a
2street in Naperville bears the family name, Benedetti Drive;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, He began serving on the North Central College
5Board of Trustees in 1988; in 1999, he was honored with the
6College's Gael D. Swing Award for Meritorious Service; in 2002,
7he received the College's Outstanding Alumni Award; in 2006, he
8was inducted into the North Central College Athletics Hall of
9Fame; and
 
10    WHEREAS, He was responsible for the construction efforts
11that led to the building of the College stadium, renamed
12Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in 2003; and
 
13    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruno and
14Anita; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Albert Benedetti is survived by his loving wife,
16Alpha; his children, Denise (Warren) Loveland, Diane
17Benedetti, Doreene Benedetti, and Valerie (Dan) Munson; his
18grandchildren, Dana Ripper, Sara Loveland, Ann Loveland
19(Rachel Campbell), and Philip and Jenifer Munson; his brother,
20Roy Benedetti; and numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be
21it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
4Albert Benedetti; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Albert Benedetti as a symbol of our
7sincere sympathy.