Full Text of SR0859 101st General Assembly
SR0859 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 John Corradetti of Joliet, who passed | 4 | | away on November 24, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti was born in Chicago Heights to | 6 | | Emedio and Dominica Corradetti; he graduated from Bloom | 7 | | Township High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World | 8 | | War II as a radio calibrator for allied ships in Okinawa; after | 9 | | his service, he received a degree in business administration | 10 | | from Illinois State University and a master's degree from | 11 | | Northwestern University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti taught for over 42 years, first at | 13 | | Joliet Township High School and then at Joliet Junior College | 14 | | (JJC), where he taught business education and eventually became | 15 | | the business department chair; he also served as a teachers' | 16 | | union board member and union president for several years; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti was the recipient of several JJC | 18 | | awards, including the Susan H. Wood Award; after his | 19 | | retirement, he continued to assist his colleagues by forming | 20 | | the JJC Annuitants Association; for seven years, he published | 21 | | quarterly newsletters for JJC retirees; his legacy continues | 22 | | with the John and Yola Corradetti Endowed Scholarship at Joliet |
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| 1 | | Junior College; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti loved the game of golf; he served | 3 | | as a caddy in high school at the Homewood Flossmoor Country | 4 | | Club, and for decades, he golfed every Sunday morning at the | 5 | | Woodruff or Inwood golf courses; he enjoyed painting, | 6 | | gardening, reading, and traveling; however, his favorite | 7 | | activity was spending time with his family; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti was a member of St. Paul the | 9 | | Apostle Catholic Church, the St. Paul Paulites, the Veterans of | 10 | | Foreign Wars, KSKJ, and The Old Timers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti was preceded in death by his wife | 12 | | of 68 years, Yolanda "Yola" Corradetti; his sister, Livia | 13 | | Zarlengo; and his parents; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Corradetti is survived by his children, John | 15 | | (Jane) Corradetti Jr., June (Thomas) Doughty, Jean (Steven) | 16 | | Yates, and James (Mary Lee) Corradetti; his grandchildren, | 17 | | Stephanie (Dan) Manno, Stacy (Jason) Vitas, Nicole (Edward) | 18 | | Koncel, John R. (Michelle) Corradetti, Kate (Jay) Johnson, and | 19 | | Carolyn (Mark) Panici; nine great-grandchildren; and his | 20 | | brother, Raymond Corradetti; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | John Corradetti and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of John Corradetti as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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