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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dominic DiFrisco has been named a recipient of |
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| the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year Award |
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| given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans |
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| (JCCIA); and
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| WHEREAS, The JCCIA's Joseph Cardinal Bernardin |
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| Humanitarian of the Year Award is presented annually to those |
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| whose lives exemplify the virtues of caring, humanity, and good |
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| will that were the hallmark of Cardinal Bernardin's tenure as |
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| Archbishop of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. DiFrisco moved to Chicago in 1962 after being |
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| transferred from his native New York by his employer Alitalia; |
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| he served as the public relations manager for the Midwest and |
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| later was promoted to district sales manager; it was during his |
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| career with Alitalia that Mr. DiFrisco began to devote himself |
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| to serving the Italian-American community; he served as |
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| president of the JCCIA from 1990 to 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, His involvement in the Italian-American community |
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| began as a combination of commercial necessity and personal |
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| commitment; he needed to maintain close ties with the Italian |
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| community because that is where most of Alitalia's clientele |
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| were from, but he also wanted to take part in causes that |
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| celebrated and advanced Italian culture; and
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| WHEREAS, Born to Leoluca and Antonina, immigrants from |
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| Corleone, Sicily, Mr. DiFrisco was taught the importance of |
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| community involvement at an early age; his father's involvement |
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| in many Italian-American causes left a strong impression on him |
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| and inspired him to dedicate most of his adult life to the |
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| promotion of Italian-American culture; and
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| WHEREAS, After Alitalia temporarily pulled out of the |