Full Text of SR0730 94th General Assembly
SR0730 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Joseph A. Favero of | 4 |
| Waukegan on Monday, April 17, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on December 17, 1930, in Tarentum, | 6 |
| Pennsylvania; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating with Bacehlor of Arts and Master | 8 |
| of Fine Arts degrees in Music Education from Boston University, | 9 |
| he moved to Waukegan in 1955, where he taught music in the | 10 |
| public schools until he retired in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Favero was elected as a commissioner to the | 12 |
| Waukegan Park District Board in 1977, where he remained as a | 13 |
| commissioner and was currently serving as President of the | 14 |
| Board of Commissioners; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Saint Anastasia Church where he | 16 |
| volunteered as a song leader, lector, and bingo committee | 17 |
| member; he relished Notre Dame football, and his favorite | 18 |
| professional sports teams were the Pittsburgh Steelers, | 19 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Celtics; and
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| WHEREAS, He served his country, beginning in 1954, first in | 21 |
| the 5th Army and then as Bandmaster of the 85th Division Band; | 22 |
| he held his last assignment with the 566th Air Force Band, | 23 |
| until he was honorably discharged December 15, 1990; he retired | 24 |
| to his former U.S. Army rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Favero volunteered as a tax preparer for AARP | 26 |
| for the last 10 years and supported local performing arts | 27 |
| organizations in Waukegan and Lake County; he performed with | 28 |
| the Waukegan Municipal Band and the Waukegan Symphony Concert | 29 |
| Chorus; he was honored by having a street in Bowen Park named |
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| for him; he enjoyed growing and harvesting cherries from his | 2 |
| own trees and loved making cherry pies for friends; and
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| WHEREAS, He spent most of his free time reading, primarily | 4 |
| European history books and historical biographies; he traveled | 5 |
| extensively in retirement and took tours with WFMT and | 6 |
| Elderhostel; he enjoyed Italian cuisine so much that he became | 7 |
| an expert on the best Italian restaurants in every major city | 8 |
| in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph A. Favero has been deeply | 10 |
| felt by many, especially his children, Antoinette, Timothy, and | 11 |
| Terrence; his wife, Linda; his grandchildren, Ryan and Colin; | 12 |
| and his brother, Thomas Favero, and wife, Wendy; he was | 13 |
| preceded in death by his wife, Edith Buckley Favero, and his | 14 |
| parents, Bartholomew C. and Edna Kemeza Favero; therefore, be | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 |
| Joseph A. Favero, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 23 |
| sympathy.
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