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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize
3 significant milestones in the lives of the people of this
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Josephine Giorgi
6 is celebrating the 85th anniversary of her birth; and
 
7     WHEREAS, She was born in 1921 and is a twin to sister Lee
8 Benesh; she was born on St. Joseph's day, hence the name
9 Josephine; she was the sixth child born to Vincent and Maria
10 Buttacavoli who were immigrants from Sicily; she is still very
11 close to her surviving siblings, Peter Buttacavoli, Frank
12 Buttacavoli, and Lee Benesh; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Josephine married Edolo "Zeke" Giorgi on November
14 27, 1943; they had a very close marriage and were married one
15 month shy of 50 years; sadly, he passed away on October 24,
16 1993; Mr. Giorgi served 29 years in the House of
17 Representatives; he has a State of Illinois building and a
18 stretch of highway named in his honor; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Josephine is the proud mother of Barbara (Frank),
20 Beverly (Angelo), and Betty (Tom); she is the grandmother of
21 Bobby, David (Michelle), Andrew, Marc (Mary), Mike, Maria, and
22 Anna; and the great-grandmother of Ryan and Grace; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Mrs. Giorgi lives on her own and enjoys playing
24 cards with her girlfriends and cooking for her family;
25 therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate Mrs. Josephine Giorgi on the occasion of her
29 85th birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best wishes for

 

 

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1 the future; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Mrs. Giorgi as an expression of our respect and
4 esteem.