Full Text of SR1381 98th 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 Charles L. Farinella of Morris, who | 4 | | passed away on July 7, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella was born in Chicago; he | 6 | | graduated from DePaul Academy High School in 1950 and from | 7 | | Kansas State University, where he played on the Wildcat | 8 | | football team, with a master's degree in education; he served | 9 | | in the United States Army during the Korean War; he was a | 10 | | successful amateur boxer in high school and in the military; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Affectionally known as "Chuck" or "Coach", | 13 | | Charles Farinella coached track at Proviso East High School in | 14 | | Maywood from 1966 to 1992; he was head coach from 1973 to 1988; | 15 | | during his time at Proviso East, he coached, mentored, and | 16 | | educated a great number of teens; he coached nearly 100 | 17 | | athletes who placed, won, or left their mark on the Illinois | 18 | | Track Association; his teams won a State title in 1980, placed | 19 | | third in 1976, and placed fourth in 1975 and 1985; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the State championships, Charles | 21 | | Farinella's athletes won numerous conference titles; his | 22 | | training techniques were considered revolutionary; these |
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| 1 | | techniques stood the test of time and are commonly used in | 2 | | athletic programs around the world; his athletes fondly | 3 | | remember the "Coach Farinella whistle", which he used to | 4 | | motivate his young men while they competed; one of his most | 5 | | treasured legacies was coaching Greg Foster, who went on to | 6 | | become one of the greatest hurdlers in the world; in addition | 7 | | to creating an indelible mark on high school sports, Greg | 8 | | Foster won numerous State titles, held many national records | 9 | | during his high school career, and went on to win medals at the | 10 | | Olympics and the World Championships in the 110 High Hurdles; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella was preceded in death by his | 13 | | mother, Minnie Farinella, and by one brother, Joseph Farinella; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Charles Farinella is survived by his wife of 57 | 16 | | years, Annette (nee Ancona) Farinella; 2 sons, Joseph (Maureen) | 17 | | and Charles "Chuck" (Sara) Farinella; 2 daughters, Laurie | 18 | | (Sheldon) Sobol and Carol (Paul) Radek; 7 grandchildren, | 19 | | Danielle and Anthony Farinella, Jordann and Megan Farinella, | 20 | | and Reese, Griffin, and Keagan Sobol; one nephew, Michael | 21 | | (Patty) Farinella; and one niece, Jodi (Jim) Fahrenbach; | 22 | | therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Charles L. Farinella, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Charles Farinella as an expression | 7 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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