Full Text of SR2247 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Stephen F. "Steve" Corrao of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on October 14, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao was born in Salem, Massachusetts to | 6 | | Andrew and Katherine (Kucker) Corrao on December 13, 1941; he | 7 | | received his bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao dedicated his career to being an | 10 | | advocate for disadvantaged youth; he served as the Executive | 11 | | Director of the George Werden Buck Boys and Girls Club for over | 12 | | 40 years; he served as president of Agencies United and on the | 13 | | United Way of Will County Board of Directors; he was the | 14 | | co-founder and the first president of the Greater Joliet | 15 | | Alliance for Youth; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao was the recipient of the Lewis | 17 | | University/Zorich Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003; in May of | 18 | | 2010, he was awarded an Outstanding Image Award in the area of | 19 | | Youth Services by Branch #3018 of the Joliet NAACP; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao was a certified official in three | 21 | | Illinois High School Association sports, football, basketball, |
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| 1 | | and baseball; he officiated at many sporting events in Joliet | 2 | | and throughout the State of Illinois; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao was preceded in death by his parents; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Corrao is survived by his wife of 35 years, | 6 | | Lynne (Erath) Corrao; his children, Kristen (Patrick) | 7 | | Thelander, Brant Connelly, and Ryan Connelly; and his | 8 | | grandchildren, Alexis, Quinn, and Campbell Connelly and | 9 | | Eleanor and Benjamin Thelander; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Stephen F. "Steve" Corrao and extend our sincere condolences to | 13 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Steve Corrao as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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