Full Text of HR0757 096th General Assembly
HR0757 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners of | 4 |
| Aurelio's Pizza in Homewood on the occasion of the company's | 5 |
| 50th anniversary on August 20, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Aurelio's Pizza was begun by Joseph A. Aurelio | 7 |
| Jr., who, after returning from service in the U.S. Army, | 8 |
| arrived in Homewood in 1959 to live his dream of owning his own | 9 |
| pizzeria; his entrepreneur spirit, hard work ethic, kindness to | 10 |
| the community, and perseverance to create the perfect pizza | 11 |
| enabled him to open the original Aurelio's Pizza at 2045 Ridge | 12 |
| Road in Homewood; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon finding great success with his pizzeria, | 14 |
| Joseph Aurelio Jr. expanded the Aurelio's Pizza on Ridge Road 4 | 15 |
| times from 1959 to 1975; in 1976, he purchased a 12,000 square | 16 |
| foot warehouse on Harwood Avenue; after a year of construction | 17 |
| and a million-dollar investment, the world's largest pizzeria | 18 |
| was born, featuring 3 levels of seating and a capacity of | 19 |
| nearly 600 in a beautiful all-wood structure; this new location | 20 |
| enabled Aurelio's to become a show piece for the south suburbs; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, Today, the Homewood Aurelio's Pizza is the |
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| flagship of the 43 locations in 6 states and the standard by | 2 |
| which all other Aurelio's locations are measured; the | 3 |
| pizzeria's management, composed of Joseph Aurelio Jr.'s son, | 4 |
| Joe, and daughter, Sue, still stand by Joe's original vision of | 5 |
| serving the highest quality food with friendly service and | 6 |
| affordable prices, all while giving back to the communities | 7 |
| they serve; and
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| WHEREAS, Aurelio's Pizza serves as a model of dedicated | 9 |
| community service, integrity, and generosity for the people of | 10 |
| the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate the owners of Aurelio's Pizza in Homewood on the | 14 |
| occasion of the company's 50th anniversary and wish them | 15 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Joe and Sue Aurelio as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 |
| respect.
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