Full Text of SR0911 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 Thomas Andrew "Tom" Guzzo Sr. of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on January 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo was born in Streator to Dominec and Lena | 6 | | (Cusimano) Guzzo on September 25, 1923; he graduated from Rock | 7 | | Island High School in 1941; he enlisted in the U.S. Army in | 8 | | 1942 and was stationed in Italy with the Army Air Forces during | 9 | | World War II; he married Louise Eileen Gross in 1946 and served | 10 | | in the National Guard; he was re-activated to serve in the | 11 | | Korean War in 1951; prior to his deployment, he attended | 12 | | Officers Artillery School at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma; he served in | 13 | | Korea as a commanding artillery officer and later served in the | 14 | | Army Reserve, attaining the rank of captain; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo worked as manager of the meat department | 16 | | for the National Tea grocery store chain for 13 years; he | 17 | | opened his own market, Guzzo's Meat Market in Rock Island; | 18 | | Guzzo's Market was a family business with two locations and | 19 | | enjoyed 25 years of operation; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo married Faye Sweers in 1998; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo enjoyed hunting, golfing, gardening, |
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| 1 | | dancing, traveling, and time spent with family; he was a member | 2 | | of the American Legion and VFW and a former member of the | 3 | | Viking Club; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo was preceded in death by his first wife, | 5 | | Louise; his second wife, Faye; his son, Thomas Andrew Guzzo II; | 6 | | his brothers, Samuel and Joseph Guzzo; his parents; and his | 7 | | dear friend, Verna Trevor; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tom Guzzo is survived by his daughter, Josephine | 9 | | "Jody" Helen Catherine Guzzo-Longman (Tom); his grandchildren, | 10 | | Tom Guzzo III, KayCee Cleaveland, Amy Wilcox, and Caroline | 11 | | Poling; nine great-grandchildren; his siblings, Angie | 12 | | Giametta, James Guzzo, Tina Sonneville, Ida Rummans, and | 13 | | Dominec Guzzo; and numerous extended family members and | 14 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Thomas Andrew "Tom" Guzzo Sr. and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Tom Guzzo as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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