Full Text of SR0113 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 Edith "Edie" D'Atri of Joliet, who passed | 4 | | away on January 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was born in Joliet to Angelo and | 6 | | Amelia (Mitri) Paluzzi on February 24, 1947; In 1944, she | 7 | | graduated from Joliet Township High School, where she was the | 8 | | first member of her family to be inducted into the National | 9 | | Honor Society; she started a tradition that has been carried on | 10 | | by her children and grandchildren; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri worked at Al's Steakhouse, D'Amico's, | 12 | | and Syl's restaurants, where she was known as a friendly and | 13 | | capable waitress; she credited her years working as a waitress | 14 | | for her good health; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was a devoted member of St. Jude | 16 | | Parish; she was also a member of the Catholic Women's League, | 17 | | the Ladies of the Elks, and the Cantigny Post Auxiliary; she | 18 | | and her husband, Chester, volunteered at the Elks and at | 19 | | Bicentennial Park; she loved a good joke and playing games, | 20 | | including Euchre and Canasta; she was an avid knitter and | 21 | | seamstress and made hundreds of baby hats for Birthright; her | 22 | | sewing skills were used to help many family members and friends |
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| 1 | | with alterations and projects; she and Chester enjoyed | 2 | | traveling, especially visiting relatives in California, | 3 | | Alaska, Canada, Boston, Cleveland, and Italy; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri was preceded in death by her parents; | 5 | | her eldest sister, Violet (Steven) Biro; her husband of 56 | 6 | | years, Chester; and her cousin, Phyllis Paluzzi; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Edie D'Atri is survived by her daughters, Denise | 8 | | (James) Maffeo and Ramona (Paul) Delrose; her grandchildren, | 9 | | Tony (Angela) and Lisa Maffeo and Marissa and Michael Delrose; | 10 | | her great-grandchildren, Joseph, Matthew, and Mia Maffeo; her | 11 | | sisters, Lillian (the late Joseph) Bonczek and Angela (the late | 12 | | Henry) Giermala; her cousin, Geno (Margaret) Paluzzi; and her | 13 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Edith "Edie" D'Atri and extend our sincere condolences to her | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Edie D'Atri as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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