Full Text of SR0478 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 Cipriano "Cip" Siete of Elgin, who passed | 4 | | away on April 21, 2017 at the age of 86; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete was one of 14 children; he joined | 6 | | the United States Air Force and was stationed in New Mexico for | 7 | | four years, before returning to Elgin; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete joined the Elgin Police Department | 9 | | in 1958, becoming its first Hispanic police officer; he retired | 10 | | as a sergeant in 1981 and worked as head of security for Sears | 11 | | at Spring Hill Mall until 1993 when he joined the Kane County | 12 | | Sheriff's Office to work courthouse security; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete went out of his way to reach out to | 14 | | Hispanics, encouraging them to get involved in civic matters, | 15 | | and even driving them to the voting polls at election time; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete made sure that if a child waved at | 17 | | him, he waved back; he always carried lollipops in his pocket | 18 | | to show that police are good people; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete enjoyed golf, gardening, and | 20 | | watching Western films; he was active in Club Guadalupano of |
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| 1 | | Elgin, which gave him its first community service award 40 | 2 | | years ago; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete was known for his acts of kindness, | 4 | | such as buying winter coats for the children of a Sears | 5 | | customer who was down on her luck, and ordering cakes from | 6 | | Herb's Bakery in Elgin to celebrate the birthdays of judges and | 7 | | lawyers; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete is survived by his wife, Linda; his | 9 | | daughters, Rebecca (Mike) Zimmermann, Cathy Rae Siete, Alice | 10 | | (Keith) Nevel, Cip (Roz) Siete Jr., Dennis (Jeanne) Siete, | 11 | | Stephanie Siete, and Sarah (Andre) Filardo; Linda's daughter, | 12 | | Lindsay (Chris) Jensen; his sister, Rafaela Perez; his brother, | 13 | | Joseph Siete; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and | 14 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Cipriano "Cip" Siete, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Cipriano Siete as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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