Full Text of SR0091 97th 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
Michael J. Gallo of Benld, who passed | 4 | | away on February 25, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo was born on April 25, 1923, in | 6 | | Hillsboro; his parents were Joseph Enrico Gallo and Angelina | 7 | | (Scopel) Gallo; he married Ethel (Kozak) Gallo on May 13, 1950, | 8 | | in Benld; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo served his country with pride and | 10 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army during World | 11 | | War II; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo was a graduate of Benld High School; | 13 | | he subsequently earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical | 14 | | engineering from the University of Illinois; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo was employed with the United States | 16 | | Postal Service as the Postmaster in Benld from 1948 until his | 17 | | retirement in 1986; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo was a member of the Benld Rotary | 19 | | Club, the VFW, and the American Legion in Litchfield; he was | 20 | | also a former member of the Benld Volunteer Fire Department; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents; his son, Michael James Gallo, Jr.; and his brothers, | 4 | | Albert Gallo and Raymond Gallo; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gallo is survived by his spouse, Ethel | 6 | | Gallo; his son, James (Shawn) Gallo; his daughter, Jayne | 7 | | (Joseph) Corvallis; and his grandchildren, Heather Gallo, | 8 | | Jamie Gardner, Marissa Corvallis, and Jordan Corvallis; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 | | his family and friends, the passing of Michael J. Gallo; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Michael Gallo as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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