Full Text of HR1095 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Alex A. Piemonte | 4 | | Jr. on the occasion of receiving the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin | 5 | | Humanitarian Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian | 6 | | Americans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award | 8 | | is given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to | 9 | | those who exemplify the virtues of caring, humanity, and good | 10 | | will that were the hallmark of Cardinal Bernardin's tenure as | 11 | | Archbishop of Chicago; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. was born and raised in Chicago; | 13 | | he attended Roosevelt Military Academy and the University of | 14 | | Illinois, where he majored in business; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After serving in the military for 2 years, Alex | 16 | | Piemonte Jr. began his career in the automobile business as a | 17 | | salesman for Dick Fencl Chevrolet; 11 years later, after moving | 18 | | up to Sales Manager and, eventually, General Manager, he had | 19 | | the opportunity to buy Glenbrook Ford; in 1966, he purchased Al | 20 | | Piemonte Ford in Melrose Park; his business has subsequently | 21 | | grown to include 7 more dealerships and 8 automobile | 22 | | franchises; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. has been an active member of his | 2 | | community; every year, Al Piemonte Ford participates in the | 3 | | Taste of Melrose; the dealership also gives donations to the | 4 | | Lady of Mt. Caramel Church; he has also been involved in Toys | 5 | | for Tots and the Ronald McDonald Foundation and sponsors | 6 | | baseball, basketball, and soccer teams within his community; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. has been the recipient of the | 9 | | UNICO Man of the Year Award and won the Flowers of Italy Man of | 10 | | the Year Award in 1998; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. and his loving wife, Rosanna, | 12 | | reside in the northern suburbs; he has 5 children, Mary | 13 | | Gregory, Jeff Piemonte, Patrick Piemonte, Alexandra Piemonte, | 14 | | and Marco Piemonte, and 6 grandchildren; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. will be presented with the | 16 | | Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award during an event at | 17 | | the Donald E. Stephens South Ballroom in Rosemont on June 9, | 18 | | 2012; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Alex A. Piemonte Jr. on the occasion of |
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| 1 | | receiving the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award and | 2 | | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Alex Piemonte Jr. as a symbol of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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