Full Text of SR0677 98th 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 John L. Orso of Crystal Lake, who passed | 4 | | away on October 30, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Orso was born on December 2, 1927 in Aurora | 6 | | to Giovanni and Maria Orso; he graduated from Marmion Academy | 7 | | and received his Bachelor of Arts in Business from the | 8 | | University of Notre Dame; he served his country in the United | 9 | | Stats Army; he was united in marriage to Marilyn Schuler at St. | 10 | | Nicholas Catholic Church in Aurora on November 23, 1950; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Orso worked for 39 years for Nicor Gas | 12 | | Company, serving as district superintendent during his last 8 | 13 | | years; he retired in 1989; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Orso was a member of Saint Thomas the Apostle | 15 | | Catholic Church for 50 years, serving as a parish council | 16 | | president; he was a member of the Knights of Columbus #3880, | 17 | | and he served as chair of the Apostolic Commission; he was a | 18 | | member of the first board of directors of the Crystal Lake | 19 | | United Way and later served as chairman; he was also on the | 20 | | board of the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce and was a member | 21 | | of the Rotary Club of Crystal Lake and the Notre Dame Club of | 22 | | McHenry County; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Orso volunteered throughout his community | 2 | | with many organizations, such as the Community for Upholding | 3 | | Persons jail ministry and the Pioneer Center for Human | 4 | | Services' Public Action to Deliver Shelter, and he led many | 5 | | blood drives for the Heartland Blood Bank; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, John Orso was preceded in death by his parents and | 7 | | his sisters, Martha and Katherine; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Orso is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his | 9 | | children, Catherine (Julio), Mary (Lee) Putman, Laurie (John) | 10 | | Dulac, John (Cathy) Orso, Susan Charles, Michael Orso, Martha | 11 | | Orso, and Ellen (Jay) Noecker; his 10 grandchildren; and his 2 | 12 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | John L. Orso, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of John Orso as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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