Full Text of SR0360 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Salvatore DiCarlo of Virden, who | 4 | | passed away on May 24, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo was born in Altofonte, Sicily, | 6 | | Italy on July 25, 1949; he came to the United States and | 7 | | married Vita DiCarlo in January 1976; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo and Vita opened DiCarlo's Pizza | 9 | | in 1976; through their pizzeria, he brought his love for food | 10 | | and good company to the community over the last 47 years; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo's first love was his beautiful | 12 | | home of Sicily, Italy, with the crystal blue waters of the
| 13 | | Mediterranean Sea, sandy beaches, mountains, and narrow | 14 | | streets leading to beautiful small
towns; he could often be | 15 | | found at the piazza outside a café, enjoying a coffee or a few
| 16 | | scoops of gelato; he relished all gelato flavors, but his | 17 | | favorites were zuppa inglese, hazelnut,
strawberry, and lemon; | 18 | | he loved visiting Sicily with his family, especially when he | 19 | | could show la
bella Sicilia, the beautiful Sicily, to those | 20 | | visiting for the first time; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo spent hours with his |
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| 1 | | grandchildren, laughing, playing, and chasing them in circles | 2 | | around the
house; he taught each one of them how to make pizza | 3 | | as soon as they were old enough to stand
on a stool; he may | 4 | | have been 73 years old, but he was always a child at heart and | 5 | | his grandchildren loved
every second they had with their | 6 | | "Nonno"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo loved being in a kitchen, | 8 | | cooking
delicious food to enjoy with his family and friends; | 9 | | he never met a stranger and treated
everyone like family; he | 10 | | loved to laugh, finding joy in almost anything; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo was preceded in death by his | 12 | | parents; two brothers; and two sisters; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Salvatore DiCarlo is survived his children, Carlo | 14 | | (Kate), Anna Maria (Francesco) Lentini, and Josephine (Lance) | 15 | | Hickey; his grandchildren, Salvatore, Antonino, Pietro, Luisa,
| 16 | | Anthony, Cristina, and Lorenzo; and numerous nieces and | 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Salvatore DiCarlo and extend our sincere condolences to his | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Salvatore DiCarlo as an expression | 3 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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