Full Text of SR0420 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 Joseph A. "Joe" Falotico, who passed away | 4 | | on March 18, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Falotico was born on March 3, 1934 to Sam | 6 | | and Lena Falotico; he married Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Borzick | 7 | | on September 4, 1954 and they settled in Gurnee in 1964; he | 8 | | attended Coyne Electrical School in Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Falotico worked as a salesman for Drake | 10 | | Electric and then Interstate Electric, retiring in 1999; he | 11 | | went on to start and own 3 car washes in Lake Villa, Salem, and | 12 | | Fox Lake; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Early in his life, Joseph Falotico was a member of | 14 | | Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan, where he was highly | 15 | | involved in the Holy Name Society and Church Choir; he was also | 16 | | a reader, Eucharistic minister, and CCD teacher; he spent many | 17 | | volunteer hours at the VA hospital on Sundays, bringing | 18 | | patients to Mass and doing the church readings at St. Therese | 19 | | Chapel as well; he was a Past Grand Knight of the Knights of | 20 | | Columbus Council #731 and #11112, and Past Faithful Navigator | 21 | | 4th degree Bishop Quarter Assembly; he also cooked dinner for | 22 | | the K of C Bingo volunteers; he was in charge of "Italian |
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| 1 | | Night" at the K of C club in Waukegan; he was among the | 2 | | original members for St. Paul the Apostle Church in Gurnee, | 3 | | where he helped open the church for daily mass for over 15 | 4 | | years; he was also a Eucharistic Minister and Minister of Care; | 5 | | he was "Santa" for many pre-schools, church functions, Model | 6 | | "A" Christmas parties, and for close family and friends, and | 7 | | most of all to his kids, grandchildren, and | 8 | | great-grandchildren; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Falotico was a very active person, keeping | 10 | | up with his large garden to which he always shared the bounty | 11 | | of fruit and veggies from the trunk of his car at church; he | 12 | | opened his trunk when he arrived at church and by the time Mass | 13 | | was over his trunk was empty; he enjoyed keeping up with his | 14 | | yard work and driving his Model "A" cars to shows and on short | 15 | | trips; he hosted many picnics at his home throughout the years; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Falotico was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents and his grandson, Derek Manuel; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Falotico is survived by his wife, | 20 | | Elizabeth; his children, Danny (Renee) Falotico, Jacqueline | 21 | | (Larry) Williams, Mary Kay Falotico, Joseph S. (Laura) | 22 | | Falotico, Peter (Christina) Falotico, Diane (Mike) Kennedy, | 23 | | Brenda (Dale) Stark, Therese (Gayle) Manuel, John (Holly) |
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| 1 | | Falotico, and Sharon (Ron) Jensen; his grandchildren, Brian | 2 | | (Fay) Falotico, Scott (Monica) Falotico, Steve (Tamara) | 3 | | Falotico, Robert and Samantha Williams, Stuart and Lucy | 4 | | Lawrence, Dillon and Hunter Falotico, Hayley and Savannah | 5 | | Kennedy, Kayla, Zachary, and Sara Stark, Amy Kubes, Gregory | 6 | | Guntharp, Hannah Rummel, Nicole Manuel, Wilder, Carly and | 7 | | Tritium Falotico, and Veronica and Maggie Jensen; his | 8 | | great-grandchildren, Miah, Sophia, Dominic, Jaxton, Isaac, | 9 | | Isabella Falotico, Sinclair and Hunter Guntharp, and Zakary | 10 | | Kubes; his sisters, Lenora (Robert) Lunkenhiemer, Antoinette | 11 | | (Ron) Packman, and Mary (Bob) Hlidek; and many nieces, nephews, | 12 | | and special friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Joseph A. "Joe" Falotico, and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Joseph Falotico as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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