SR0034 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel T. Zanoza of Lincoln, formerly of Chicago, who passed away on January 6, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Zanoza was born on November 27, 1953; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Zanoza was a pro-life/pro-family activist; he also served as a journalist and freelance writer; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Zanoza was the founder and president of Republicans for a Fair Media (RFFM) and the proprietor of rffm.org; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Zanoza served as chairman of the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee in Springfield; as chairman, he organized the effort to place a nativity scene in the rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol building; the nativity scene is the only such religious display to be placed in a state capitol building in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Daniel Zanoza is survived by his wife, Julie; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Daniel T. Zanoza; and be it further

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