Full Text of SR1820 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Lenin
"Doc" Pellegrino on May 3, 2018 at | 4 | | the age of 92; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino was born on August 27, 1925 in | 6 | | Chicago to Italian parents; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino obtained both his undergraduate | 8 | | and medical degrees from the
University of Illinois; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino was a 10th Mountain Division ski | 10 | | trooper stationed in Italy during
World War II and was awarded | 11 | | two Purple Hearts for his service there; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino practiced medicine in Chicago | 13 | | for over three decades, where he
had offices in Garfield Park, | 14 | | Oak Park, and Austin; he often did not charge patients who | 15 | | could
not afford to pay the fee; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino was an outspoken civil rights | 17 | | activist throughout his entire life,
marching with Dr. Martin | 18 | | Luther King Jr. in the 1960s; he also served as a physician for | 19 | | Dr.
King's health clinic in North Lawndale, where he provided | 20 | | free medical care against the wishes
of the American Medical |
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| 1 | | Association; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino founded the Kingston Mines in | 3 | | 1968, transforming it into one of
Chicago's most famed blues | 4 | | clubs; Kingston Mines has attracted the greatest blues | 5 | | performers in
Chicago, as well as several celebrity patrons, | 6 | | throughout the years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino was a longtime, active member of | 8 | | the Third Unitarian Church in
Austin, and was known as an | 9 | | incredibly charitable man, raising money for causes that were
| 10 | | important to him; he hosted fundraisers for the Pathfinders | 11 | | Prevention Education Fund and was
recognized for helping the | 12 | | organization provide HIV/AIDS prevention education,
| 13 | | counseling, and training for African-Americans living on the | 14 | | West Side of Chicago; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino was a loving father to his | 16 | | children Laura, Donna, Frank, and Lisa; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lenin Pellegrino is survived by his children, | 18 | | Laura, Donna, Frank, and Lisa; his
nieces and nephews; and | 19 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Lenin "Doc" Pellegrino, and extend our sincere condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Lenin
Pellegrino as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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