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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to extend their sincere sympathies to
4 the family, friends, and colleagues of Fred B. Roti, former
5 alderman of the City of Chicago and Illinois State Senator,
6 who recently passed away; and
7 WHEREAS, Fred Roti was born on December 18, 1920; he was
8 the ninth of 10 children born to natives of southern Italy;
9 he was born in an apartment over a store in Chinatown, where
10 he spent his entire life; and
11 WHEREAS, Fred Roti served as the 1st Ward alderman on the
12 City Council from 1968 to 1991; he served as an Illinois
13 State Senator in the 67th, 68th, and 69th Sessions of the
14 General Assembly; and
15 WHEREAS, Fred Roti attended elementary school and high
16 school in the City of Chicago and attended DePaul University
17 for two years; he served in the United States Army during
18 World War II; from December of 1942 to December of 1945 he
19 served overseas with the Army Finance Division; Mr. Roti also
20 held positions as the Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court of
21 Cook County and as Supervisor of Investments with the
22 Department of Revenue; and
23 WHEREAS, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley remembers Roti
24 "loved Chicago, and was well-liked by his colleagues"; and
25 WHEREAS, Fred Roti is survived by his son, Bruno; his
26 daughters, Rose Mary Marasso and Mary Ann Walz; his six
27 grandchildren, and his two sisters; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we mourn, along with his family, friends, and colleagues, the
31 death of Fred Roti of Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Fred B. Roti.