Full Text of SR0427 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Vincent J. Speranza of Auburn, who | 4 | | passed away on August 2, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza was born to Francesco and | 6 | | Francesca (Perratori) Speranza in Manhattan, New York on March | 7 | | 23, 1925; he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 and fought with | 8 | | the H Company, 501 PIR, 101st Airborne Division in the | 9 | | European Theater in the Battle of the Bulge during World War | 10 | | II; he married Iva Leftwich in New York in 1948; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza taught history at Curtis High | 12 | | School; he served as a union representative for the Illinois | 13 | | Education Association as well as several labor unions in | 14 | | Springfield from 1971 to 1980; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza wrote a memoir about his World | 16 | | War II experience and participated in numerous speaking | 17 | | engagements for veterans and active military groups; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza enjoyed life and traveled | 19 | | extensively in his last decade, making many new friends; he | 20 | | loved sharing stories, playing his harmonica, and singing | 21 | | songs, many times with an accompanying scotch and a cigar; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza was preceded in death by his | 2 | | wife and his daughter, Susan Erwin Pietrangelo; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Vincent Speranza is survived by his son, Vince | 4 | | (Tracy) Speranza; his daughter, Kathy (Jim) Wilson; his | 5 | | grandchildren; his great-grandchildren; his sisters, Rosemarie | 6 | | Rich and Connie Beer; and his brother, Al Speranza; therefore, | 7 | | be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 10 | | Vincent J. Speranza and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 14 | | presented to the family of Vincent Speranza as an expression | 15 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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