Full Text of HR0531 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Marian | 4 | | Sanfilippo, who passed away peacefully on December 3, 2023; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo was born in Chicago on March | 7 | | 25, 1935; she attended Providence High School in Chicago and | 8 | | received her bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 1956; | 9 | | she married the love of her life, Jasper B. Sanfilippo, at Our | 10 | | Lady of Mercy Church in Chicago on July 14, 1956; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo worked as a second grade | 12 | | schoolteacher; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo's family made their home in | 14 | | Barrington Hills; she raised her children and supported her | 15 | | husband's business endeavors as head of John B. Sanfilippo & | 16 | | Son, Incorporated; she also supported his passion for | 17 | | collecting automatic music machines and steam engines, | 18 | | eventually amassing a world-renowned private collection; her | 19 | | family began opening their home to local charity events in | 20 | | 1985, which featured concerts on their 1927 Wurlitzer Theater | 21 | | Organ with 2,400 pipes; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, By 1992, these charity events quickly outgrew the | 2 | | family's living room, and Marian Sanfilippo's family | 3 | | constructed a 325-seat theater addition to their home, the | 4 | | Place de la Musique, and expanded the Wurlitzer Organ to | 5 | | feature 8000 pipes, making it the largest theater pipe organ | 6 | | ever built and nearly a third larger than the organ at Radio | 7 | | City Music Hall in New York City; in addition, the estate | 8 | | houses the restored Eden Palais originally built in 1890, the | 9 | | most complete example of a European Salon Carousel in | 10 | | existence; the collection contributed to the preservation of | 11 | | hundreds of automatic musical instruments, phonographs, | 12 | | antique arcade and gambling machines, and many thousands of | 13 | | other mechanical inventions; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo was always a smiling presence | 15 | | at the front door, welcoming hundreds of guests at each event | 16 | | into the family's home for concerts on the theater organ and | 17 | | gala charity events; over the years, her family's efforts | 18 | | through the Sanfilippo Foundation have helped to raise well | 19 | | over 25 million dollars for local, regional, and national | 20 | | charities, benefiting children and families, health and human | 21 | | services, and arts and culture; she and Jasper attended nearly | 22 | | every event for years, often holding hands during the | 23 | | concerts; and | 24 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo was a devout Catholic, and she |
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| 1 | | loved her parish, Saint Anne Catholic Community Church in | 2 | | Barrington; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo was always quick to share | 4 | | laughs and attention with everyone she met; she had a warm and | 5 | | giving personality and will be remembered with deep gratitude | 6 | | for the contributions that she made through her philanthropy | 7 | | and her love of family, friends, and community; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo was preceded in death by her | 9 | | beloved husband of 63 years, Jasper; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Marian Sanfilippo is survived by her children, | 11 | | John, Jim, Jeffrey, Lisa, and Jasper; 13 grandchildren; and | 12 | | two great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Marian Sanfilippo and extend our | 16 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 17 | | and loved her; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Marian Sanfilippo as an expression | 20 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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