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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the death of Vincent
 4    Charles Guccione of Alton on January 20, 2003 at 88 years  of
 5    age; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Guccione  was  born on October 21, 1916 in
 7    Wood River to Salvatore and Lucia Guccione;  he  married  the
 8    former Betty Cowan on March 13, 1940; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Guccione  was a United States World War II
10    Navy veteran, who served  as  a  sailor  and  cook  at  Pearl
11    Harbor;  he  owned  and  operated  Vince  Guccione  and  Sons
12    Construction  and Carpentry Co. for 56 years and continued to
13    assist in a semi-retired capacity; and

14        WHEREAS, Mr. Guccione was a lifetime member of Carpenters
15    Union Local 377 and a long-time member of  Saints  Peter  and
16    Paul  Catholic  Church, the St. Vincent DePaul Society of the
17    Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1308 of Alton,  the
18    Fraternal  Order  of  Alton  Eagles 254, the Wood River Moose
19    Lodge 1349, the Alton Area Landmarks Association,  the  Alton
20    Museum  of History and Art, and the Alton Historical Society;
21    and

22        WHEREAS, In his youth, Mr. Guccione was  a  speed  skater
23    and  a  golden  glove  boxer;  he  loved  to  dance and was a
24    tireless worker; and

25        WHEREAS, Mr. Guccione will be lovingly  remembered  as  a
26    loving  father  and  a  faithful husband; his passing will be
27    deeply felt by his friends and family,  especially  his  nine
28    children,   David  Guccione,  Mary  Guccione  Olson  and  her
29    husband, Steve, Paul Guccione, Joe Guccione and his wife Kay,
30    Lucia  Guccione  Warner  and  her  husband,  Stanley,   Peter
31    Guccione,  Lillian  Guccione  Bates  and  her husband, Corey,
 
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 1    Elizabeth Guccione Gramaglia,  and  Laura  Guccione;  his  28
 2    grandchildren;  his 7 great-grandchildren; and his many other
 3    family members and friends; and

 4        WHEREAS, Mr. Guccione was preceded in death by his  wife,
 5    Betty;  his  parents,  Salvatore and Lucia Guccione; his four
 6    brothers, Angelo, Jack, Samuel, and Anthony Guccione; and his
 7    sister, Josephine Scalese; 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    Vincent  Charles  Guccione, along with all who knew and loved
11    him, and offer our sincere condolences to his family; and  be
12    it further

13        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
14    presented to the family of Vincent Charles Guccione with  our
15    deepest sympathy.