SR1193 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary M. Monti on June 16, 2019 at the age of 76; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti was born to Eunice and Lyle Stanford in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1943 and was the stepdaughter of Virginia Stanford; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti lived in several states before moving from Madison, Wisconsin to Chicago in her early high school years; she later lived in Cicero and Berwyn before settling in Oak Park; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti was a professionally trained ballet dancer who performed with the Illinois Ballet Company under Richard Ellis and Christine Du Boulay in the late 1950s and early 1960s; she taught dance in Evanston and opened her own dance studio in Cicero in the early 1970s; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti became a nurses' aide and then a registered nurse; she worked as a pediatric nurse for over 20 years in Chicago at Loretto Hospital, the University of Illinois Pediatrics Clinic, and La Rabida Children's Hospital; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti loved antiquing and traveling the world with her husband, Joseph; she was an avid reader and a pet lover and enjoyed going to musicals, operas, orchestra concerts, and dance performances; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti was active in two churches, St. Christopher's of Oak Park and St. Michael's of Berwyn, serving both parishes as a stewardship leader; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti was preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Eunice; her stepmother, Virginia; her daughter, Amy Monti; and her loving husband of almost 57 years, Joseph Monti; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti had one sister, Lyla; one half-sister, Eunice; two stepsisters, Karen and Jackie; and four stepbrothers, Allan, Curt, Steve, and Tom; and

WHEREAS, Mary Monti is survived by her children, Joseph (Brenda) and David (Brenda); her grandchildren, Isabel, Peter, Aaron, and Alyssa; numerous nieces and nephews; and her goddaughter, Lyla Marie Rodriguez; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Mary M. Monti and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Monti as an expression of our deepest sympathy.