Full Text of SR2289 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
former Wheeling Village President Judy | 4 | | Abruscato, who passed away on
December 28, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judy Abruscato had been a resident
of Wheeling | 6 | | since 1969; she was the longest-serving elected official in | 7 | | Wheeling with
29 years in various roles of village government, | 8 | | including the village's Zoning
Board of Appeals, as a village | 9 | | trustee for 22 years, and as Wheeling Village
President; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Judy Abruscato celebrated her 35th
| 11 | | anniversary working for MB Financial, where she was Wheeling | 12 | | Branch Manager and Vice
President; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Judy Abruscato served her
community beyond her | 14 | | roles in village government by being active in the
Wheeling | 15 | | High School Parent Teacher Organization, the Wheeling High | 16 | | School
Instrumental League, the Wheeling Lioness Club, the | 17 | | Wheeling Rotary Club, the
Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of | 18 | | Commerce & Industry, the Wheeling
Garden Club, the Wheeling | 19 | | Historical Society, and the Wheeling Senior Center
Foundation; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her time in public service, Judy |
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| 1 | | Abruscato started the holiday Festival of Lights, the Taste of | 2 | | Wheeling,
and the Fourth of July fireworks; she also worked to | 3 | | get bulletproof vests for police
officers and to create a | 4 | | program to reimburse businesses for improving their
building | 5 | | facades; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Judy Abruscato will be remembered
for her hard | 7 | | work and her service to the people of Wheeling; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Judy Abruscato was preceded in death
by her | 9 | | husband, Mario, and her parents; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Judy Abruscato is survived by her
children, | 11 | | Valerie and Tony, and her grandchildren, Nicholas and Jackson; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | former Wheeling Village President Judy Abruscato, recognize | 16 | | her longtime dedication to public service, and extend our | 17 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 18 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Judy Abruscato as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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