Full Text of SR1739 100th 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 Richard "Dick" Zaranto of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on April 28, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dick Zaranto was born in Chicago to Peter and | 6 | | Irene (Forsberg) Zaranto on January 26, 1927; he joined the | 7 | | United States Navy at the end of World War II in 1946; | 8 | | following his two-year term, he returned home and married | 9 | | Marilyn Ratajczak at Bethany Lutheran Church in Chicago on | 10 | | April 18, 1948; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dick Zaranto was first employed by W.A. Brown | 12 | | Manufacturing Company in Chicago; in 1951, they asked him to | 13 | | move with the company to Woodstock, where he was plant manager | 14 | | for 25 years; he then got his real estate license and worked | 15 | | for Byrnes Bros. Realty, where he won many awards for sales; he | 16 | | also worked as a rural carrier for the Woodstock Post Office | 17 | | for 15 years; he retired in 1970; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dick Zaranto was active in his community, | 19 | | including as a member of the Woodstock Moose Lodge, where he | 20 | | served as governor for two terms; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dick Zaranto enjoyed fishing and golfing and was a |
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| 1 | | great billiards player; he loved taking his family on camping | 2 | | trips; he was a loving husband and father, who instilled sound | 3 | | values in his children; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dick Zaranto is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his | 5 | | children, Kathleen (Jim) Lienlokken, Patricia Kyle, Mary (Rick | 6 | | Morreale) Zaranto, and Joseph Zaranto; his grandchildren, | 7 | | Brian, Thad, Jeremy, Gwenne, Marjorie, James, Nikki, and Jimmy; | 8 | | his 26 great-grandchildren; his sister, Shirley (Gene) | 9 | | Szydlowski; his niece, Linda (Steve) Maksinski; and his nephew, | 10 | | Dan Szydlowski; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Richard "Dick" Zaranto and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Dick Zaranto as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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