Full Text of SR1367 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 R. Timpone of Urbana, who passed | 4 | | away on January 19, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone was born in Rantoul to Anthony and | 6 | | Hazel Remesch, the seventh of eight children, on January 4, | 7 | | 1956; she was raised in St. Joseph and graduated from St. | 8 | | Joseph High School in 1974; she attended Saint Mary of the | 9 | | Woods in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she studied art and | 10 | | science; she then moved back to Champaign and attended Parkland | 11 | | College; she married Raymond M. Timpone Jr. at the Urbana | 12 | | Country Club on August 14, 1982; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone, along with Ray, opened the Urbana | 14 | | restaurant and family cornerstone, Timpone's Ristorante; her | 15 | | artistic instincts and passion to create led her to the | 16 | | culinary arts; she attended the New York School of Pastry and | 17 | | studied baking and the art of pastry in 1989; in 1998, she | 18 | | studied at the Greenbriar Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West | 19 | | Virginia; she refined her talent for over 30 years and was | 20 | | incredibly proud of "The Restaurant"; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone was involved in her community as a | 22 | | volunteer at Holy Cross Grade School, as a benefactor who |
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| 1 | | helped drive the construction of Saint Thomas More, and as a | 2 | | champion of Catholic education; she was a proud and active | 3 | | member of St. Patrick's Parish and served as the trustee of the | 4 | | Parish Council for nine years, as well as the Chairperson of | 5 | | the Capital Campaign to remodel the church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone enjoyed sewing and design and took | 7 | | pride in remodeling her lake house; she also enjoyed gardening | 8 | | and time spent in Florida with family; she lived her life with | 9 | | compassion, thoughtfulness, and support to all and embodied the | 10 | | family motto, "No matter what, we always stick together"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone was preceded in death by her son, | 12 | | Raymond N. Timpone; her sister, Mary Remesch Waller; and her | 13 | | brother, Michael Remesch; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ginger Timpone is survived by her husband, Ray; | 15 | | her children, Nicholas (Gabrielle) Timpone and Natalie | 16 | | Timpone; her grandson, Ryan Timpone; her siblings, Jeanne | 17 | | Grady, Kathy Sarnecki, Tony Remesch, David Remesch, and Monica | 18 | | Munds; and her many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and | 19 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Virginia R. Timpone and extend our sincere condolences to her |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Ginger Timpone as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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