Full Text of SR0345 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
James "Jim" Pesoli, who passed away on | 4 | | September 13, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, James Pesoli founded Icon Electrical | 6 | | Contractors, Inc., a commercial contracting company that has | 7 | | developed countless buildings and communities throughout Cook | 8 | | County and the surrounding counties; as an electrician by | 9 | | trade, he had a passion for creating something that could be | 10 | | appreciated throughout time; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Pesoli was a four-time cancer survivor who | 12 | | never stopped smiling through his life; in 1985, he founded | 13 | | Kids Fight Cancer, a non-profit organization dedicated to | 14 | | improving the lives of children and families afflicted with | 15 | | cancer; over the years, he was nicknamed "The Fairy Godfather"; | 16 | | countless friends, colleagues, and members of the public | 17 | | throughout the United States believed in his passion, his | 18 | | motivation, the charity's mission, and his message to | 19 | | "Celebrate Life"; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, James Pesoli is survived by his high school | 21 | | sweetheart and wife of 34 years, Susan Pesoli; his sons, Jim | 22 | | Pesoli, Esq. and Joe Pesoli; his daughter-in-law Michelle |
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| 1 | | Pesoli; his grandchildren, Dominic James Pesoli and Luciana | 2 | | Grace Pesoli; his parents, James and Angeline "Babe" Pesoli; | 3 | | his sisters, AnnMarie Bartee and Patricia Masini; his | 4 | | brothers-in-law, Craig Toblesky, Robert Bartee, and John | 5 | | Masini; his nieces and nephews, John, Shannon, Anthony, | 6 | | Jennifer, Bob, Vanessa, Bryan, Jessica, and Aleksa; and his | 7 | | grand-nieces and grand-nephews, Marissa, Monica, Isabella, | 8 | | Jack, Joe, Alyssa, Gianna, Lauren, Charlie, and Danny; | 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 James "Jim" Pesoli; and | 13 | | be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of James Pesoli as an expression of our | 16 | | sympathy.
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