Full Text of SR0732 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 Luigi "Lou" Cardone, who passed away on | 4 | | May 3, 2019 at the age of 71; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone was born in Ceglie del Campo, Italy to | 6 | | Pasquale and Isabella Cardone on June 11, 1947; he was one of | 7 | | nine siblings; in 1955, the family moved to Chicago and lived | 8 | | on Taylor Street in the Little Italy neighborhood, later | 9 | | settling in Galewood; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone, along with his brother Johnny, bought | 11 | | the local Oak Park kosher deli restaurant, the Onion Roll, in | 12 | | 1984 and left an indelible mark on the North Avenue corridor | 13 | | and its surrounding communities for 30 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone created a community in his deli where | 15 | | everyone was welcomed and "people knew who you were and knew | 16 | | how you liked your coffee"; any topic could be discussed, from | 17 | | lighthearted conversations to deep and robust political | 18 | | discussions; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone was known to join the conversations | 20 | | and attempt to "solve the problems of the world"; he was a | 21 | | no-nonsense person, who was not afraid to "throw a few barbs at |
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| 1 | | his regular customers" in jest; he gave the impression of being | 2 | | an assertive manager with good instincts about people; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Lou Cardone found love at his deli when | 4 | | his future wife, Judy, walked in to purchase lox and bagels; | 5 | | she quickly became a regular at the restaurant; he eventually | 6 | | asked for her number, and they married in 1994; in their 31 | 7 | | years of marriage, they enjoyed taking 42 cruises together; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During his years at the Onion Roll, Lou Cardone | 9 | | woke up at 3 a.m. every day to pick up donuts and bagels before | 10 | | returning to the restaurant to begin prep for daily service; | 11 | | around 7:30 a.m., he returned home to bring his wife a cup of | 12 | | coffee with a scribbled love note on the cup; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Under his gruffness, Lou Cardone was sentimental | 14 | | with a "heart of gold," a man of integrity, a good person, and | 15 | | a better neighbor; during the years he owned the Onion Roll, he | 16 | | was pleased to know his community well and hoped his customers | 17 | | felt as if they were part of his family; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone was preceded in death by his parents, | 19 | | Pasquale and Isabella Cardone, and his siblings, Ralph | 20 | | (Darlene) Cardone, Lenny Cardone, and Lena Vasile; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lou Cardone is survived by his loving wife, Judy |
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| 1 | | Cardone; his brothers, Johnny Cardone and Frankie (Tina) | 2 | | Cardone; his sisters, Lisa (Peter) Capellani, Vita (Jack) De | 3 | | Carlo, and Jill Gallo; his daughter, Jennifer; his grandson, | 4 | | Brandon; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Luigi "Lou" Cardone and extend our sincere condolences to his | 8 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Lou Cardone as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy.
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