Full Text of SR0498 093rd General Assembly
SR0498 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| were saddened to learn of the death of their former colleague, | 4 |
| Anthony Scariano of Olympia Fields, on Saturday, April 17, | 5 |
| 2004; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scariano was born in Chicago to Sicilian | 7 |
| immigrants; his parents instilled in him a sense of patriotism | 8 |
| and duty to the United States, along with an ache for the | 9 |
| traditions of his family's native land; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scariano served in the Army's Office of | 11 |
| Strategic Services during World War II and then enrolled at | 12 |
| George Washington University, graduating in 1942; he graduated | 13 |
| from Georgetown University Law Center in 1948; he worked as an | 14 |
| assistant U.S. attorney until 1954, when he entered private | 15 |
| practice; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scariano was passionate about justice; he | 17 |
| fought for poor people, for minorities, and for the powerless; | 18 |
| he fought for public education while serving in the House of | 19 |
| Representatives from 1956 to 1972 as State Representative of | 20 |
| the first legislative district; he was one of the sponsors of | 21 |
| the first Open Meetings Act; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Scariano was appointed chairman of the | 23 |
| Illinois Racing Board in 1972, then to the Illinois Appellate | 24 |
| Court in 1984, where he remained until his retirement in 1996; | 25 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scariano was a student of policy who enjoyed | 27 |
| opera and read extensively; in recent years, he enjoyed | 28 |
| five-mile walks through forest preserves where he listened to | 29 |
| self-recordings of Italian poetry and read Italian literature; | 30 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Anthony Scariano has been deeply | 2 |
| felt by many, especially his wife of 61 years, Leah C. (nee | 3 |
| Vaira); his sons Anthony Jr. and John; his brothers, John | 4 |
| (Martha) and Joseph; his sister, Marie (Frank) Makowski; his | 5 |
| grandchildren, Anthony III and Leigh Christine; and his many | 6 |
| nieces, nephews, and dear friends; he was preceded in death by | 7 |
| one daughter, Mary Phyllis Scariano; therefore, be it | 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 10 |
| Anthony Scariano, a man who fought for justice for the | 11 |
| downtrodden, and who will be remembered for his humor and good | 12 |
| nature; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Anthony Scariano as an expression of | 15 |
| our sincere condolences during their time of bereavement.
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