Full Text of SR1439 98th 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 Jack J. Cerniglia; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Cerniglia had a successful 60-year career in | 5 | | a highly competitive industry; at age 15, during the Great | 6 | | Depression, he began working for the National Tea Company | 7 | | grocery chain; by the time he was 17, he was promoted to | 8 | | Produce Specialist, where he began to demonstrate his talents | 9 | | for merchandising and customer relations; at age 18, he was | 10 | | offered the position of store manager for a troubled store and | 11 | | asked to turn it around, which he was extremely successful at; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jack Cerniglia's career was interrupted with the | 14 | | start of World War II; he served in the 103rd Infantry 383rd HQ | 15 | | Battery as a Mess Sergeant; he saw combat in France, Italy, | 16 | | Austria, and Germany, and participated in liberation of the | 17 | | infamous Duchow concentration camp; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Following World War II, Jack Cerniglia | 19 | | recommitted himself to his grocery career; he taught himself | 20 | | produce, meats, groceries, bakery, deli, and more, but his | 21 | | passion was always marketing - reading the pulse of the | 22 | | customers and meeting their needs; eventually he was |
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| 1 | | supervising 85 National Tea Company stores in a 3-state region; | 2 | | after a 41-year stint with the National Tea Company it was sold | 3 | | and he and the company parted ways; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Instead of retiring, Jack Cerniglia embarked on a | 5 | | second career; he joined LaPreferida, Inc. - a Chicago-based | 6 | | grocery, sprits, and produce company, specializing in ethnic | 7 | | markets; he retired at age 90; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Cerniglia is the beloved husband of 63 years | 9 | | of Catherine; the loving father of Minnie (Harry) Gunderson, | 10 | | Jack (Ellie), and Joe (Cassie); the dearest grandpa of Michael | 11 | | (Lora), Michelle (John), Joseph, Matthew, Anne, Meg, Tim, John, | 12 | | Michael, and Dan; and the great-grandpa of Nicholas, Sammy, | 13 | | Jacob, and Justin; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Jack J. Cerniglia, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jack Cerniglia as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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