Full Text of SR1607 99th 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 Salvatore "Sal" Pisano of Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on February 20, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano was born in Brooklyn, New York to | 6 | | Thomas and Millie (Ionadi) Pisano on May 15, 1931; he moved to | 7 | | Peoria with his family at the age of six and attended Peoria | 8 | | parochial grade and high schools; he enlisted in the United | 9 | | States Army in 1950, serving for three years during the Korean | 10 | | War; he was honorably discharged as a Sergeant First Class; he | 11 | | married Bernardine Marme in Peoria on September 3, 1955; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano joined the Peoria Police | 13 | | Department in February of 1954 and served for 32 years; he | 14 | | began his career as a patrolman, achieving the ranks of | 15 | | Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain, and was the first Deputy | 16 | | Chief of Police; he was appointed Chief of Police in 1980; he | 17 | | attended the U.S. Secret Service Dignitary Protection School in | 18 | | Washington, D.C. and many other training seminars and special | 19 | | courses; he was a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, the | 20 | | Northwestern Traffic Institute, and the Senior Management | 21 | | Institute for Police; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano served in the Peoria Police |
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| 1 | | Benevolent Association, holding many offices, including | 2 | | President for seven years; he also served as State Officer in | 3 | | the Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of | 4 | | Illinois and was director of youth camps for many years, | 5 | | sending needy boys and girls to summer camp; he held other | 6 | | offices, including being elected to four terms as President; | 7 | | during his service with the association, he was also | 8 | | Legislative Chairman and assisted in drafting and passing "The | 9 | | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Act", which called for | 10 | | mandatory training for all law enforcement officers and was | 11 | | signed into law by Governor Otto Kerner; he was later appointed | 12 | | to the board, where he was the first police officer from Peoria | 13 | | and the Tri-County area to serve as Chairman; he was very | 14 | | instrumental in establishing the I.C.C. and the Peoria County | 15 | | Jail as regional training facilities; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, During his career in law enforcement, Salvatore | 17 | | Pisano received many honors and awards; in 1958, he was named | 18 | | Policeman of the Year and also received the American Legion | 19 | | Award for outstanding service; he received a commendation from | 20 | | former Peoria Mayors Richard Neumiller and Richard Carver, and | 21 | | the Peoria City Council for bravery; the Director of the FBI, | 22 | | John Edgar Hoover, honored him for his assistance and bravery | 23 | | in apprehending a suspect during a Peoria area bank robbery; | 24 | | during his tenure as Chief of the Peoria Police Department, he | 25 | | and the department were honored by John R. Simpson, Director of |
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| 1 | | the U.S. Secret Service - the first in history of the Peoria | 2 | | Police Department; he was also honored by the Chicago | 3 | | Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund for his role in | 4 | | establishing legislation to support families of officers | 5 | | killed in the line of duty; he was honored by Superintendent | 6 | | Fred Rice of the Chicago Police Department, other police | 7 | | departments in the State, and by three governors, including | 8 | | Governor James R. Thompson, Governor Richard J. Oglesby, and | 9 | | Governor Dan Walker, for distinguished service to the people of | 10 | | the State; he was honored by the Peoria County Chiefs of Police | 11 | | Association, the Peoria Police Department, and the Illinois Law | 12 | | Enforcement Training Board; upon his retirement, Governor | 13 | | James Thompson appointed him to the Illinois Parole and Pardon | 14 | | Board, where he became the first police officer from the | 15 | | Tri-County Area to be appointed and serve as a member of that | 16 | | board; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano was a member of the Knights of | 18 | | Columbus, Spalding Council 427, Third Degree and Fourth Degree | 19 | | Spalding Assembly 206; he was also a member of Alhambra, St. | 20 | | Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and its Men's Club, the | 21 | | Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of Illinois, | 22 | | and the Peoria Police Benevolent Association; and | 23 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano was an avid golfer for many years | 24 | | whose personal approach to the game and competition with |
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| 1 | | teammates and adversaries often included eloquent verbal | 2 | | expressions in victory and defeat; his unique use of the | 3 | | English language will be the source of many 19th hole | 4 | | conversations for many years to come; he was an employee and | 5 | | fixture at the Peoria Park District Golf Learning Center, where | 6 | | he "ran the place" and held court for nearly 20 years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano was preceded in death by his | 8 | | wife, Bernardine; his parents; his brother, Joe Pisano; his | 9 | | sister, Mary Sharp; and his daughter, Sallie Ann Pisano; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore Pisano is survived by his two sons, Tony | 11 | | (Ginny) and Dominic (Noelle Natale Pisano); his daughter, | 12 | | Annette (Jon) Gisi; his three grandsons, Michael (Kahla Abney), | 13 | | Mario (Jessica), and Nicholas Pisano; his granddaughter, | 14 | | Nicole (Tom) Elder; his two step-grandchildren, Michael and | 15 | | Anthony Natale; his great-grandchild, Vivian Kae Pisano; his | 16 | | twin great-grandchildren expected this summer to Tom and Nicole | 17 | | Elder; his brother, Nick; and many nieces and nephews; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Salvatore "Sal" Pisano, and extend our sincere condolences to | 22 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 23 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Salvatore Pisano as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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