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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Dolores Marie "Dee" (Seeman) Bertino, who
4passed away on January 20, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dee Bertino was born in Joliet to LeRoy and Minnie
6(Giacoletto) Seeman on January 28, 1931; she graduated from St.
7Francis Academy in 1949; she married Raymond J. Bertino at the
8Church of St. Anthony on August 19, 1950; and
 
9    WHEREAS, For many years, Dee Bertino was the secretary for
10the Director of Special Education of the Joliet Grade Schools;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, After her retirement, Dee Bertino was a familiar
13face and volunteer at the schools where her daughters pursued
14their careers; she was named a United Way Volunteer of the Year
15for her work at the Joseph Fisher School operated by SOWIC and
16received a CAPE Award from Ridge Elementary, PSD202; she was a
17member of the Church of St. Anthony and the Cathedral of St.
18Raymond parishes; when her children attended St. Raymond
19School, she served as President of the Parents group, on the
20Cathedral Parish Board, and was active in school and parish
21life; she was involved in the initial efforts to form the
22Cathedral Area Preservation Association; in recent years, Ray

 

 

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1and Dee were strong supporters of the work at Morning Star
2Mission; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Dee Bertino will be remembered for her kindness,
4generosity, friendliness, and devotion to her family, as well
5as for the value she placed on education and service to others;
6she was an avid reader and had amazing Scrabble skills; first
7and foremost, she was a mom, a role model, and a friend who
8championed her daughters throughout their lives; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dee Bertino was preceded in death by her parents;
10her brother, Donald Seeman; her sisters, JoAnn Soave and Sharon
11(Jim) Harrier; and her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law,
12Edith and Bob Irwin, George and Lee Bertino, Bob and Ann
13Bertino, Betty and LaVern Kren, Tom and Bev Bertino, Larry
14Bertino, and Joe and Gerry Bertino; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Dee Bertino is survived by her husband, Ray; her
16children, Lynn Marie and Doug Neville, Cynthia Brown, and Lori
17and Dennis House; her grandchildren, Jennifer and Brad Carlock,
18Michael Brown and Vidya Sathyamoorthy, Kevin House, Keith
19House, and John and Kim Neville; her great-grandchildren,
20Matthew and Natalie Carlock and Sara and Connor Neville; her
21many nieces and nephews; and Jim and Mary Ann Bertino Crater,
22Ruth Bertino, and her "sister," Ellen Seeman; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Dolores Marie "Dee" (Seeman) Bertino and extend our sincere
4condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
5her; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Dee Bertino as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.