Full Text of SR0589 96th General Assembly
SR0589 96TH 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
Joseph Rago of Geneva, who passed away on | 4 |
| November 13, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago was born on September 25, 1960, in | 6 |
| Chicago; his parents were Michael and Maria (Nardella) Rago; he | 7 |
| married Nanci Partlo on September 6, 1987, in Oak Park; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago graduated from Broadview Academy in | 9 |
| LaFox in 1978; he earned his bachelor's degree in history and | 10 |
| economics from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan | 11 |
| and his law degree from the Illinois Institute of | 12 |
| Technology/Chicago Kent College of Law; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago was employed as an assistant state's | 14 |
| attorney for Kane County and as a first assistant state's | 15 |
| attorney for DeKalb County before opening up his own practice | 16 |
| in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago was the founder and the first | 18 |
| president of the Kane County Justinian Society of Lawyers; he | 19 |
| was the recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Jurisprudence Award | 20 |
| of Excellence from the Order Sons of Italy in America; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago enjoyed history, discussing current | 2 |
| events and politics, watching the Chicago Bears, and cooking | 3 |
| Italian food from recipes he learned from his mother; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago was preceded in death by his parents; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Rago is survived by his wife, Nanci; his | 7 |
| son, Joseph Jr.; his daughters, Abigail and Rachel; his sister, | 8 |
| Mary (Jim) Newbold; his brothers, Peter (Rita), Matteo, and | 9 |
| Michael (Lori) Rago; and his many nieces and nephews; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Rago; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Joseph Rago as an expression of our | 17 |
| sympathy.
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