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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Alex A. Piemonte
4Jr. on the occasion of receiving the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
5Humanitarian Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian
6Americans; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award
8is given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to
9those who exemplify the virtues of caring, humanity, and good
10will that were the hallmark of Cardinal Bernardin's tenure as
11Archbishop of Chicago; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. was born and raised in Chicago;
13he attended Roosevelt Military Academy and the University of
14Illinois, where he majored in business; and
 
15    WHEREAS, After serving in the military for 2 years, Alex
16Piemonte Jr. began his career in the automobile business as a
17salesman for Dick Fencl Chevrolet; 11 years later, after moving
18up to Sales Manager and, eventually, General Manager, he had
19the opportunity to buy Glenbrook Ford; in 1966, he purchased Al
20Piemonte Ford in Melrose Park; his business has subsequently
21grown to include 7 more dealerships and 8 automobile
22franchises; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. has been an active member of his
2community; every year, Al Piemonte Ford participates in the
3Taste of Melrose; the dealership also gives donations to the
4Lady of Mt. Caramel Church; he has also been involved in Toys
5for Tots and the Ronald McDonald Foundation and sponsors
6baseball, basketball, and soccer teams within his community;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. has been the recipient of the
9UNICO Man of the Year Award and won the Flowers of Italy Man of
10the Year Award in 1998; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. and his loving wife, Rosanna,
12reside in the northern suburbs; he has 5 children, Mary
13Gregory, Jeff Piemonte, Patrick Piemonte, Alexandra Piemonte,
14and Marco Piemonte, and 6 grandchildren; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Alex Piemonte Jr. will be presented with the
16Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award during an event at
17the Donald E. Stephens South Ballroom in Rosemont on June 9,
182012; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Alex A. Piemonte Jr. on the occasion of

 

 

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1receiving the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award and
2wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be
3it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Alex Piemonte Jr. as a symbol of our esteem and
6respect.