Full Text of HR1135 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Tony's Deli on the occasion | 4 | | of its 40th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tony Pontarelli and his sister, Maria Pontarelli, | 6 | | who immigrated to the United States from Abruzzo, Italy at the | 7 | | age of six, opened Tony's Deli in the Chicago community of | 8 | | Edison Park in 1978; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1979, Maria Pontarelli met Vito Dalmazio, an | 10 | | immigrant from Ciminna, Sicily, at a restaurant in Niles, where | 11 | | both were working; he was preparing pizzas, and she was working | 12 | | the cash register; they married on October 11, 1980 and became | 13 | | partners in life and business; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Vito and Maria Dalmazio took over operations of | 15 | | the deli, keeping the family name; in 1998, the business had | 16 | | become so successful, that they bought the building and | 17 | | expanded; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Vito and Maria Dalmazio have served many local | 19 | | celebrities at their deli, including Chicago Mayor Rahm | 20 | | Emanuel, former Mayor Richard M. Daly, and former WSCR radio | 21 | | personality Mike North, who has a submarine sandwich named |
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| 1 | | after him; John F. McDonough, who is currently the President | 2 | | and CEO of the Chicago Blackhawks, grew up in the Edison Park | 3 | | Area and always makes a special trip to the deli with the | 4 | | Stanley Cup; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vito and Maria Dalmazio have three children, | 6 | | Josie, Jenny, and Freddie, along with four grandchildren; with | 7 | | the help of their daughters and co-owners, the family has | 8 | | focused on their rich Italian heritage and feature old family | 9 | | recipes that have kept Tony's as the number one Italian deli in | 10 | | Chicago; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | recognize Tony's Deli on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, | 14 | | and we wish owners Vito and Maria Dalmazio many more successful | 15 | | years; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Vito and Maria Dalmazio as an expression of our | 18 | | esteem and respect.
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