Full Text of SR1163 101st 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 Thomas J. "Tom" Costello of Urbana, who | 4 | | passed away on April 15, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was born in Chicago to Tom and | 6 | | Dorothy Zobel Costello on August 25, 1949; he attended St. | 7 | | Ignatius College Prep in Chicago; he earned his bachelor's | 8 | | degree at John Carroll University in Cleveland and his master's | 9 | | degree from Miami University of Ohio; he then attended the | 10 | | University of Illinois, where he worked toward a doctorate; he | 11 | | married Rosemary Lakatos on May 24, 1974; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello became a part-time bus driver for the | 13 | | Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District in May of 1974; he | 14 | | eventually became the assistant managing director, becoming a | 15 | | friend, guide, and mentor to hundreds of employees over the 40 | 16 | | years he worked with the organization; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was an avid volunteer in his adopted | 18 | | hometown; he served as a volunteer youth coach for soccer, | 19 | | basketball, and baseball; he frequently acted as an emcee or an | 20 | | auctioneer at community events; he served on the boards of many | 21 | | organizations, including the United Way, the Community | 22 | | Foundation of East Central Illinois, the Champaign Rotary, the |
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| 1 | | Developmental Services Center, the Illini Media Company, the | 2 | | C-U Schools Foundation, the Freedom Celebration Committee, the | 3 | | Champaign County Clock and Bell Tower Committee, and the | 4 | | Champaign County Design and Conservation Foundation; he was a | 5 | | member of the University of Illinois Faculty Senate; he also | 6 | | was an Urbana City Council member and was the first chair of | 7 | | the Urbana Civilian Police Review Board; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was a senior instructor in the | 9 | | Department of Communication at the University of Illinois, | 10 | | where he taught an introductory speaking course and courses in | 11 | | leadership, business, and professional speaking; he was | 12 | | regularly recognized for "Excellence in Undergraduate | 13 | | Teaching"; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello followed sports, especially his | 15 | | former U of I students, some of whom became professional | 16 | | athletes; he enjoyed Westerns, theater, especially Broadway | 17 | | musicals, fishing, dining out, cooking massive amounts of food | 18 | | for large crowds, and organizing events for two to 2,000; he | 19 | | liked to travel and took his children to Europe several times, | 20 | | once to see sites in Italy, where his beloved father helped | 21 | | send the Axis to defeat in World War II; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello loved his family, community, | 23 | | students, co-workers, and neighbors; he was a friend to many, |
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| 1 | | including the receptionist at the doctor's office, the | 2 | | attendant at the drive-thru restaurant, and the checkout clerk | 3 | | at the grocery store; his goal was to make his community a | 4 | | better place, and the proof of success is in his legion of | 5 | | friends and admirers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello was preceded in death by his son, | 7 | | Patrick; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tom Costello is survived by his wife, Rosemary; | 9 | | his sons, Joseph (Kaitlin) and Jack (Laura); and his | 10 | | grandchildren, Libby and Rory; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Thomas J. "Tom" Costello and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Tom Costello as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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