Full Text of SR1194 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 Joseph L. Monti on June 8, 2019 at the age | 4 | | of 81; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was born on October 12, 1937 to | 6 | | Joseph and Katherine Monti; he lived in Oak Park and formerly | 7 | | in Cicero and Berwyn; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti graduated with a Bachelor of Science | 9 | | in Physics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and | 10 | | completed a master's degree in education from DePaul | 11 | | University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, For 34 years, Joseph Monti was a high school | 13 | | science and math teacher at De La Salle Institute in Chicago, | 14 | | where he was also a successful chess coach; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was a composer, pianist, and singer | 16 | | and loved antiquing and traveling the world with his wife, | 17 | | Mary; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was an animal and nature lover; he | 19 | | enjoyed going to movies, operas, and orchestral performances | 20 | | and was an avid fan of all of Chicago's sports teams; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was active in two churches during his | 2 | | adult life, St. Christopher's of Oak Park and St. Michael's of | 3 | | Berwyn, serving both parishes as a warden on the vestry and as | 4 | | a stewardship leader; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was legally blind for most of his | 6 | | life and was an officer of the Illinois chapter of the National | 7 | | Federation of the Blind; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was preceded in death by his parents, | 9 | | Joseph and Katherine Monti, and his daughter, Amy Monti; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti was married to his wife, Mary, for | 11 | | almost 57 years; she passed away shortly after his death; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Monti is survived by his children, Joseph | 13 | | (Brenda) and David (Brenda), and his grandchildren, Isabel, | 14 | | Peter, Aaron, and Alyssa; 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 | | Joseph L. Monti and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Joseph Monti as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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