Full Text of SR0871 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of Francis F. Crivello of Alton, | 4 | | who died on July 20, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello was born in Alton on March 4, | 6 | | 1916, to Michael and Mary (Caito) Crivello; he married Alma | 7 | | "Maxine" Blaine on August 27, 1947; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello joined the U.S. Army to serve his | 9 | | country on December 22, 1942; he had his basic training at | 10 | | Cheyene, Wyoming, and further training at Shenango, | 11 | | Pennsylvania, and Newport News, Virginia; he was ordered to | 12 | | Casablanca, Morocco, and then sent to Oran, Algiers, and | 13 | | finally reached Sicily, Italy; his unit, the Fifth Army Company | 14 | | 448, invaded Naples in June 1943, and fought all through Italy; | 15 | | he took part in the invasion of Anzio and then proceeded to | 16 | | Rome, Peambino, Milan, and then to Austria where the war ended; | 17 | | he returned to Alton in October of 1945; he was stationed at | 18 | | Lake Charles, Louisiana, during the Korean War; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello worked at Union Electric for over | 20 | | 40 years and retired in 1982; his main hobbies were airplanes | 21 | | and antique cars; he was a member of the Alton Antique Car | 22 | | Association, a private pilot, and a familiar face at the |
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| 1 | | regional airport; his life's highlight was being able to take | 2 | | the World War II Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents, Michael and Mary Crivello; his wife, Alma "Maxine" | 5 | | Blaine; his brothers, Anthony, Gasper, William, Joseph, Leo | 6 | | "Pip", and George; and his sisters, Josephine Caldarera, Mona | 7 | | Englebrech, Virginia St. Cin, and Lucia Kasten; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello is survived by his daughters, | 9 | | Nancy K. (Larry) Dallas, Marsha Crivello, and Marilee | 10 | | Carivello; his son, Michael (Julia Tai) Crivello; his | 11 | | grandchildren, Andrea Crivello, Sean Crivello, Merric (Becca) | 12 | | Shank, Allegra Shank, Rick Wooley, Roger (Dee) Wooley, and | 13 | | Carolina Stark; his seven great-grandchildren and three | 14 | | great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Eugene (Virginia) | 15 | | Crivello; and his dear friend, Mona Wilson; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Francis Crivello, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Francis Crivello as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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