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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Samuel G. Mancuso, who passed away on
4October 19, 2010; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso was born on September 28, 1949, in
6Pasadena, California; his parents were the late Samuel and
7Evelyn Mancuso; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso graduated from Joliet East High
9School, Augustana College, Loyola University, Roosevelt
10University, and Northwestern University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso served as the President and CEO of
12United Cerebral Palsy Illinois Prairieland since 2003 and
13considered it to be a rewarding and exciting career; he also
14served as an adjunct instructor at Joliet Junior College and as
15an instructor at the University of Saint Francis; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso was a member and past President of
17the Joliet Rotary Club, a member and past President of the
18American Lung Association of Northern Illinois, a past board
19chair and member of the Provena St. Joseph Medical Center
20Foundation, and a board member of the Joliet Catholic Academy;
21he was also a member of St. John Lutheran Church and numerous

 

 

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1other organizations; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso loved being a father and
3grandfather and strived to bring opportunities to the children
4and adults who were a part of the UCP family; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso is preceded in death by his wife,
6Candace (Staley) Mancuso; his parents; his mother-in-law,
7Martha Staley; and numerous aunts and uncles; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Samuel Mancuso is survived by his children,
9Vanessa (Mark) Schmitt and Joshua and Andrew Mancuso; his
10grandson, Maximilian Samuel Schmitt; his father-in-law, Thomas
11Staley; his brother-in-law, Michael Staley; his aunts, Rose and
12Josephine Mancuso and Toni Hayes; his uncle, Dominic Mancuso;
13his nieces, Carrie (Corey) Hromek and Lauren (Eddie) Ferry; and
14his numerous cousins and friends; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
16ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
17his family and friends, the passing of Samuel G. Mancuso; and
18be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Samuel Mancuso as an expression of
21our sympathy.