Full Text of SR0035 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Virginia M. Tapella, who passed away on | 4 | | December 26, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Tapella was born on July 18, 1920 in | 6 | | Joliet and was a life-long resident of Joliet; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Tapella and her husband, George T. | 8 | | Tapella, founded the Tapella Funeral Home in 1948; she worked | 9 | | tirelessly assisting with the funeral home operations for over | 10 | | 50 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Tapella was an active member of the | 12 | | Church of St. Anthony, serving as a Lector and Eucharist | 13 | | Minister for many years; she was a member of the Council of | 14 | | Catholic Women of the Church of St. Anthony and also was named | 15 | | Woman of the Year for the parish; she was also a proud lifetime | 16 | | member and a past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Stone | 17 | | City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2199; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Tapella was preceded in death by her | 19 | | husband, George; her parents, Peter J. and Mary V. (nee | 20 | | Menietti) Faletti; and her dearest sister and best friend, Mary | 21 | | Eileen DeChecko; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Virginia Tapella was the proud mother of 3 sons, | 2 | | Thomas G. (Faith) Tapella, Richard J. (Lynn) Tapella, and Rev. | 3 | | Joseph J. Tapella; the loving grandmother of Thomas A. (Nancy) | 4 | | Tapella and Bryan J. (Theresa) Tapella; the fond | 5 | | great-grandmother of Nathan, Jake, and Arya Tapella and Joseph | 6 | | Crosetto; she is also survived by a brother-in-law, John Joseph | 7 | | (the late Mary Eileen) DeChecko and many nieces and cousins; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 11 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Virginia M. Tapella; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Virginia Tapella as an expression of | 15 | | our sympathy.
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