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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 Charles L. Farinella of Morris, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on July 7, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella was born in Chicago; he | ||||||
| 6 | graduated from DePaul Academy High School in 1950 and from | ||||||
| 7 | Kansas State University, where he played on the Wildcat | ||||||
| 8 | football team, with a master's degree in education; he served | ||||||
| 9 | in the United States Army during the Korean War; he was a | ||||||
| 10 | successful amateur boxer in high school and in the military; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Affectionally known as "Chuck" or "Coach", | ||||||
| 13 | Charles Farinella coached track at Proviso East High School in | ||||||
| 14 | Maywood from 1966 to 1992; he was head coach from 1973 to 1988; | ||||||
| 15 | during his time at Proviso East, he coached, mentored, and | ||||||
| 16 | educated a great number of teens; he coached nearly 100 | ||||||
| 17 | athletes who placed, won, or left their mark on the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | Track Association; his teams won a State title in 1980, placed | ||||||
| 19 | third in 1976, and placed fourth in 1975 and 1985; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, In addition to the State championships, Charles | ||||||
| 21 | Farinella's athletes won numerous conference titles; his | ||||||
| 22 | training techniques were considered revolutionary; these | ||||||
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| 1 | techniques stood the test of time and are commonly used in | ||||||
| 2 | athletic programs around the world; his athletes fondly | ||||||
| 3 | remember the "Coach Farinella whistle", which he used to | ||||||
| 4 | motivate his young men while they competed; one of his most | ||||||
| 5 | treasured legacies was coaching Greg Foster, who went on to | ||||||
| 6 | become one of the greatest hurdlers in the world; in addition | ||||||
| 7 | to creating an indelible mark on high school sports, Greg | ||||||
| 8 | Foster won numerous State titles, held many national records | ||||||
| 9 | during his high school career, and went on to win medals at the | ||||||
| 10 | Olympics and the World Championships in the 110 High Hurdles; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 13 | mother, Minnie Farinella, and by one brother, Joseph Farinella; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella is survived by his wife of 57 | ||||||
| 16 | years, Annette (nee Ancona) Farinella; 2 sons, Joseph (Maureen) | ||||||
| 17 | and Charles "Chuck" (Sara) Farinella; 2 daughters, Laurie | ||||||
| 18 | (Sheldon) Sobol and Carol (Paul) Radek; 7 grandchildren, | ||||||
| 19 | Danielle and Anthony Farinella, Jordann and Megan Farinella, | ||||||
| 20 | and Reese, Griffin, and Keagan Sobol; one nephew, Michael | ||||||
| 21 | (Patty) Farinella; and one niece, Jodi (Jim) Fahrenbach; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it
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| 23 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 2 | Charles L. Farinella, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 3 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 4 | further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the family of Charles Farinella as an expression | ||||||
| 7 | of our deepest sympathy.
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