Full Text of HR0334 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Frank Arnold Bonora was born May 3, 1923, in | 3 | | Yatesboro, Pennsylvania; he later moved to Chicago to seek | 4 | | employment; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army Air | 6 | | Corps, serving in World War II; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He served in Italy, Germany, and France in the | 8 | | 328th Fighter Group, directing aircraft in bombing and strafing | 9 | | missions; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He was wounded by shrapnel at the Battle of Monte | 11 | | Cassino in Italy; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, He later returned to Chicago and served as a | 13 | | community organizer in the Albany Park neighborhood, where he | 14 | | was recognized by Chicago Mayors Richard J. Daley, Jane Byrne, | 15 | | Harold Washington, and Richard M. Daley for his outstanding | 16 | | community service; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He is the oldest elected official in Lake County; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, He has been married to Marjorie for 48 years; he |
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| 1 | | is the proud father of Connie, Laura, Mike, and Kerry; the | 2 | | grandfather of Heather, Chelsea, Noah, Laura, Emily, and | 3 | | Zachary; and the great-grandfather of 10; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Frank Bonora on his 68-year delayed receipt of | 7 | | the Purple Heart Medal and thank him for his service to his | 8 | | country; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Frank Bonora as a symbol of our respect and | 11 | | esteem.
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