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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Joseph P. Marto of McHenry; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Joseph Marto was born in Great Falls, Montana on
5March 18, 1938; he spent time living in Shelby, Montana and the
6states of Oregon and Washington, before settling in Sprague,
7Washington; he entered the seminary in 1954 and was ordained a
8priest for the diocese of Spokane in 1963, receiving his Master
9of Divinity degree; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Joseph Marto worked in several parishes until he
11became Diocesan Director of Religious Education; in 1971, he
12left the active ministry and married Rosemary Gaffney; they
13settled in Chicago where he attended The John Marshall Law
14School, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1974, placing in
15the top 10 of his class; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Joseph Marto's legal career began in Springfield
17as house counsel for the Illinois State Bar Association; he
18then worked with various firms in Chicago, primarily as a trial
19attorney for insurance defense firms; he obtained a Real Estate
20Broker's license in 1976 and owned several apartment buildings;
21he retired to McHenry in 1989; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In retirement, Joseph Marto began a life of
2volunteering; he organized computer classes for seniors in
3McHenry Township, prepared free tax returns for seniors through
4the AARP Tax Aide program, and ran a free legal aide program at
5Senior Services for several years; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Joseph Marto is survived by his wife of 42 years,
7Rosemary, and by several cousins, nieces, and nephews;
8therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
11Joseph P. Marto, and extend our sincere condolences to his
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Joseph Marto as an expression of our
16deepest sympathy.