Full Text of SR0835 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 Richard Andrew DiPietro of Park Ridge, | 4 | | who passed away on March 2, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was born to Nicholas and Teresa | 6 | | DiPietro on June 2, 1943; he was raised in Chicago and | 7 | | graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1961; he married | 8 | | Kathleen "Kathy" DiPietro in 1962; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro worked in the typesetting | 10 | | industry, beginning his career with TotalTypography before | 11 | | opening his own company, The TypeSmiths, Inc. in 1981; his | 12 | | company eventually evolved into CrossTech Communications, from | 13 | | which he retired in 2013; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro had an interest in community | 15 | | issues, which led to his election as president of the Park | 16 | | Ridge Manor Community Association; subsequently, he was | 17 | | elected as an alderperson of the 2nd Ward in Park Ridge, | 18 | | serving for five terms from 1995 until 2013; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was a member of the Typographers | 20 | | International Association, where he served in multiple roles, | 21 | | including as president in 1992; additionally, he volunteered |
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| 1 | | with the church services at St. Benedict's Nursing Home for 25 | 2 | | years; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was a devoted husband and | 4 | | father, known for his commitment to his family, his dry sense | 5 | | of humor, and his preference for working over taking | 6 | | vacations; he loved politics and the University of Notre Dame; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro was preceded in death by his | 9 | | parents; his in-laws, Edward Wenigman and Betty Wenigman; his | 10 | | sister, Antoinette Fabianski; his infant son, Richard Gerard | 11 | | DiPietro; his infant grandson, Joshua McPherson; his infant | 12 | | great-grandson, Jack Kretschmar; his brother-in-law, Jack | 13 | | Marinelli; and other extended relatives; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard DiPietro is survived by his wife; his | 15 | | children, Robin (Stephanie Sherman) DiPietro, Beth (Andrew) | 16 | | McPherson, Tom (Katherine) DiPietro, Tracy (Sean) McCarthy, | 17 | | Amy Kawiecki, Megan (Michael) Steele, and Ryan (Kathryn) | 18 | | DiPietro; his grandchildren, Nathan (Maureen), Aaron (Cara), | 19 | | Zachary (Lauren), Chelsea (Andrew Kretschmar), Jacob | 20 | | (Kaitlyn), Cassidy, Justin (Lily Elderkin), Kristen, Chris | 21 | | (Shannon), Kaitlyn, Danielle, Samantha, Peter (Ellie), Paige, | 22 | | Caroline, Alex, Riley, Colin, Jackson, Anna, Savannah, Tyler, | 23 | | Nicholas, and Grace; 11 great-grandchildren; his sister, Marie |
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| 1 | | Marinelli; his brothers-in-law, Frank Fabianski and Edward | 2 | | Wenigman; and many nieces, nephews, extended family members, | 3 | | and friends; therefore, be it | 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Richard Andrew DiPietro and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Richard DiPietro as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy. |
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