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92_SR0023
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of the Reverend Victor J. Sivore, who passed away on January
5 8, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Father Sivore was the popular associate pastor
7 of St. Benedict Parish in Blue Island from 1968 until 1974;
8 he also served as pastor of St. Cajetan Parish in Chicago's
9 Morgan Park neighborhood from 1981 until 1992; and
10 WHEREAS, Among Father Sivore's other assignments were as
11 associate pastor of St. Michael Parish in Orland Park from
12 1964 until 1968, associate pastor of St. George Parish in
13 Tinley Park from 1975 until 1981, associate pastor of St.
14 Patricia Parish of Hickory Hills in 1981, and his last
15 assignment as pastor of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in
16 Lemont, which began in 1992; and
17 WHEREAS, Father Sivore was a very well known and dear
18 friend to many of his parishioners; he was an enthusiastic
19 sportsman who enjoyed golf and attended the 1970 Rose Bowl
20 and the 1982 Super Bowl as a guest of his friend, Jim
21 Plunkett, the former Stanford University and Oakland Raider
22 quarterback; and
23 WHEREAS, Father Sivore was active in numerous civic and
24 charitable organizations, including Metropolitan Family
25 Services (Southwest) and Southwest Cooperative Foundation;
26 and
27 WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend Victor J. Sivore
28 will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially
29 his brother, James (wife, Rosemary) Sivore; his nephews,
30 Victor, Anthony, and Sean; his niece, Annmarie; his loving
31 friend, Margery St. Aubin; and his many friends and
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1 parishioners; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all who knew him, the death of the Reverend Victor J. Sivore
5 of Lemont, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of the Reverend Victor J. Sivore.