Full Text of SR1666 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 Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Bertino of Laguna | 4 | | Hills, California, who passed away on April 26, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino was born to Peter and Jennie | 6 | | (Vernizzi) Bertino on February 21, 1932; the eighth of ten | 7 | | children, he was raised in Channahon until, at age 14, he left | 8 | | home to join the Monastery at Mt. Carmel in Niagara Falls, | 9 | | Ontario, Canada; in 1952, he left the monastery and joined the | 10 | | United States Air Force and served as a linguist during the | 11 | | Korean War; he then attended UCLA and earned degrees in | 12 | | engineering and Slavic languages; he also attended Loyola | 13 | | University in Los Angeles and earned his law degree; he married | 14 | | Ruth Marie Tucker in 1981, and they settled in Laguna Hills, | 15 | | California; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino began his career at McDonald Douglas | 17 | | Aerospace, where he sold aircraft around the world; for a time, | 18 | | he practiced law at his own firm and with the firm of Rutan and | 19 | | Tucker in Newport Beach, California; he eventually returned to | 20 | | McDonald Douglas, where he worked until his retirement; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino and his wife were actively involved | 22 | | in the Laguna Hills Cityhood Committee; he was also on the |
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| 1 | | Orange County Grand Jury and was a long-standing member of The | 2 | | Supervisory Committee for NuVision Federal Credit Union; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino enjoyed traveling the world with his | 4 | | wife; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino was preceded in death by his | 6 | | granddaughter, Brittany Leigh Booth; and his siblings, Edith | 7 | | Victoria, George Peter, Robert Michael, Margaret, Elizabeth | 8 | | Ann, Thomas Joseph, and Joseph Charles; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Larry Bertino is survived by his wife, Ruth; his | 10 | | daughters, Laurell Cecile Bertino and Deborah Helene (Bertino) | 11 | | Allee; his six grandchildren; his great granddaughter; his | 12 | | brother, Raymond John; his sister, Mary Ann Crater; and his | 13 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Bertino and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Larry Bertino as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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