Full Text of SR1071 100th 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 Virginia Taglia, who passed away on July | 4 | | 14, 2017, at the age of 86; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was born to Harold and Emma | 6 | | (Steiner) Jensen on April 9, 1931 in Oak Park, where she spent | 7 | | her formative years; she attended St. Giles Grade School and | 8 | | graduated from Trinity High School in 1949; she went on to earn | 9 | | a degree in occupational therapy from St. Catherine University | 10 | | in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1953; she married Victor R. Taglia on | 11 | | October 13, 1956 and they raised their family in Oak Park, | 12 | | where her children and some of her grandchildren also attended | 13 | | St. Giles School; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia worked at the Edward Hines Jr. | 15 | | Veterans Administration Hospital; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was known for being an avid | 17 | | volunteer, a lover of animals, and a great parent; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia and her husband were generous | 19 | | benefactors of the Lisle Benedictine Women and the Sacred Heart | 20 | | Monastery; she was a member of the Share Foundation with the | 21 | | Handicapped Founder's Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, Virginia Taglia moved to the Villa St. | 2 | | Benedict Independent Living Community, where she was known to | 3 | | be a true lady with one of the sweetest smiles who was always | 4 | | concerned about others; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia was preceded in death by her | 6 | | parents and her husband, Victor; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Taglia is survived by her daughter, | 8 | | Regina (Dan) Howe; her sons, Thomas (Jackie) and James (Anneke) | 9 | | Taglia; and her grandchildren, Victoria and Annika Helle, | 10 | | Victor "Duke", Anthony, Vincent, Virginia, Jean, Elyse, and | 11 | | Dominic Taglia, and Oliver and Eliot Howe; she was the fond | 12 | | sister of the late Robert (Joan) Jensen and the late Donald | 13 | | (Mary) Jensen; the devoted sister-in-law of Florence (the late | 14 | | Buddy) Romano; and aunt, great-aunt, friend, and cousin to | 15 | | many, including Patricia Ulman; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Virginia Taglia, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Virginia Taglia as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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