Full Text of SR1139 101st 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 Louis J. "Louie" Giordano, formerly of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on May 3, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was born in Springfield to Carl and | 6 | | Louise (Gentile) Giordano on December 22, 1946; he graduated | 7 | | from Griffin High School and received his bachelor's degree | 8 | | from Illinois College and his master's degree in political | 9 | | studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was active in local and state | 11 | | government for much of his life; he founded Giordano Consulting | 12 | | Services, which became a successful government relations firm | 13 | | that provided legislative services to several statewide trade | 14 | | associations in Illinois; he also co-founded the Systems | 15 | | Evaluation and Analysis Group, which teamed with notable | 16 | | companies, including IBM, Novell, and others, to introduce | 17 | | computer networking systems to several state agencies and | 18 | | private businesses; his company maintained offices in | 19 | | Springfield, Schaumburg, and Phoenix, Arizona; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano served in Governor James | 21 | | Thompson's Cabinet for five years as director of the Department | 22 | | of Personnel and as the first director of the Department of |
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| 1 | | Central Management Services; preceding his cabinet positions, | 2 | | he was responsible for the re-design of the social services | 3 | | delivery system in the Department of Children and Family | 4 | | Services and was the chief administrative officer for the | 5 | | Department of Public Aid, where in addition to his | 6 | | administrative role, he designed and managed the | 7 | | implementation of the first and most innovative photo I.D. | 8 | | system in the nation; he also served as executive director of | 9 | | the Illinois Republican Party for two years; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano taught Public Administration and | 11 | | Political Science at Loyola University of Chicago and the | 12 | | College of DuPage; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano enjoyed playing golf and | 14 | | basketball, attending sporting events, and traveling; his | 15 | | favorite travel destination was Italy; his love of golf led him | 16 | | to design a unique putter and market it under the Sweetroll | 17 | | trade name; he also received several U.S. patents for golf club | 18 | | designs; he coached and mentored young golfers on the | 19 | | Springfield College of Illinois golf team; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was a member of the Illini Country | 21 | | Club, the Panther Creek Country Club, the University Club of | 22 | | Chicago, and the Anthem Country Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents and his sister, Clara-Marie Krumwiede; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Louie Giordano is survived by his wife, Aimee; his | 4 | | sons, John (Christina) and Mark; his daughter, Tamara Root; his | 5 | | brothers, Carl (Martha) and Patrick (Anita); his sisters, Paula | 6 | | (Keith) Moore and Nancy (Thomas) Curry; four grandchildren; and | 7 | | several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Louis J. "Louie" Giordano and extend our sincere condolences to | 11 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Louie Giordano as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathy.
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