Full Text of SR0919 95th General Assembly
SR0919 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Tony Chinino, who passed away on October | 4 |
| 27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino was employed with Nabisco for 37 | 6 |
| years; during his time there, he would often load up his car | 7 |
| trunk with donated food and pass it out to his football players | 8 |
| whenever he could; and
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| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino was elected to be the 1st Ward | 10 |
| Alderman of the City of Oak Forest on April 1, 2003, serving | 11 |
| until his unfortunate passing; he most recently served as the | 12 |
| liaison to the Senior Citizens' Commission; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino worked for more than a decade with | 14 |
| the Oak Forest Raiders youth football team, where he developed | 15 |
| a sterling reputation as a dedicated coach, booster, and mentor | 16 |
| to kids; he also coached with the Oak Forest Baseball | 17 |
| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino was well known for his unwavering | 19 |
| commitment to veterans issues; as an U.S. Army veteran of the | 20 |
| Vietnam War and in his capacity as alderman, he worked to bring | 21 |
| a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, |
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| D.C., entitled The Wall That Heals, to Oak Forest; and
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| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino is survived by his wife, Lynn; his | 3 |
| sons, Tony and Brian; his brothers, Eugene and Michael; his | 4 |
| sister, Patricia Wilfringer; and his grandson, Michael; and
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| WHEREAS, Tony Chinino will be remembered by all who knew | 6 |
| and loved him as an outspoken, forthright, and passionate | 7 |
| public servant whose generosity and willingness to work were | 8 |
| admired by all; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Tony Chinino; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Tony Chinino as an expression of our | 15 |
| sympathy.
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