Full Text of SR0924 96th 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 Louis P. Farina, former Alderman in the | 4 | | City of Chicago, who passed away on August 11, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He grew up in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of | 6 | | Chicago and was a graduate of Wells High School; he was a | 7 | | veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army | 8 | | Medical Corp; he was a proud recipient of the Purple Heart and | 9 | | the Bronze Star; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He attended DePaul University and John Marshall | 11 | | Law School; he was Chicago's parking commissioner from 1961 to | 12 | | 1978 and a deputy commissioner at the Department of Streets and | 13 | | Sanitation from 1978 to 1980; he was also a real estate agent; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Farina served as an alderman for three years, | 16 | | from 1980 to 1983, serving the 36th Ward; he later worked with | 17 | | the Safer Foundation, helping former inmates; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Louis Farina was the beloved husband of Rose, nee | 19 | | Torina; the devoted father of Philip (Kathleen), James (Rita), | 20 | | Richard (Patti), and Mark (Diane) Farina; and the fond | 21 | | grandfather of Lauren, Nicholas, Lisa, Olivia, Michael, Louis, |
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| 1 | | and the late Casey; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 | | his family and friends, the passing of Louis Farina; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Louis Farina as a symbol of our | 8 | | sincere sympathy.
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