Full Text of SR0237 101st 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 Joseph G. Salerno; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Salerno was the owner and CEO of Salerno's | 5 | | Rosedale and Galewood Chapels; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Salerno was active in the Bloomingdale | 7 | | Township community for nearly 30 years; his positive influence | 8 | | could be felt everywhere; he served as chairman of the Roselle | 9 | | Chamber of Commerce and Industry and as director of the Taste | 10 | | of Roselle Commission; he was active with the Bloomingdale | 11 | | Lions Club, the Bloomingdale Parks Foundation, and the | 12 | | Chicagoland Italian-American Charitable Organization (CIACO); | 13 | | he also regularly supported the Bloomingdale Shop With A Cop | 14 | | program and the D.A.R.E. program in area schools; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Salerno was first elected as a Bloomingdale | 16 | | Township Trustee in 2001; in 2004, CIACO honored him as its Man | 17 | | of the Year; in 2008, the Roselle Chamber of Commerce named its | 18 | | Business Person of the Year award after him in his honor; he | 19 | | was also a fixture of the annual Taste of Roselle event, | 20 | | calling bingo at the chamber's tent for nearly 20 years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Salerno was a tremendous supporter of the |
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| 1 | | Bloomingdale Township Republican Party; he was a long-time | 2 | | precinct committeeman, a generous sponsor of candidates and | 3 | | events, a regular volunteer, and much more; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Salerno was the cherished father of George | 5 | | (Megan) and Frank (Lynda) Salerno; the loving son of the late | 6 | | George W. and Rose G. Salerno; the dear brother of the late | 7 | | Linda (the late Jimmy) Colucci; the adored Papa of Tiffany | 8 | | (Dave), Sophia, Joey, Evan, Elizabeth, and Ethan; and the dear | 9 | | uncle of many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Joseph G. Salerno and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Joseph Salerno as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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