Full Text of SR0778 95th General Assembly
SR0778 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Carl J. Tomaso of Woodstock, who passed | 4 |
| away on June 25, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso was born on April 25, 1952 in Chicago; | 6 |
| he married Nancy J. Kurzeja on July 18, 1981 at St. Bartholomew | 7 |
| Church in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso earned his bachelor's degree from | 9 |
| DePaul University in 1975, majoring in history, education, and | 10 |
| physical education; he earned his master's degree in public | 11 |
| administration from DePaul University in 1983; he met his wife | 12 |
| in 1979, while they were both teaching at Gordon Tech High | 13 |
| School; he was a former employee at O'Hare Airport; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso had a long and distinguished career in | 15 |
| government; he began his career in city management with the | 16 |
| City of Chicago; he then became the assistant to the city | 17 |
| manager for the City of Elmhurst; he also served as village | 18 |
| administrator for the Village of Cary; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso served with pride and distinction as | 20 |
| the village manager of Huntley for 11 years; guiding the | 21 |
| village through a period of tremendous growth and development, |
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| he was instrumental in the construction of Huntley Village | 2 |
| Hall, which was completed in 2006; he was working with | 3 |
| officials to acquire a long-sought full interchange at Illinois | 4 |
| 47 and Interstate 90, as well as widening Illinois 47, at the | 5 |
| time of his unfortunate passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso loved learning about history, | 7 |
| especially about World War II; he served as a certified | 8 |
| basketball official for 25 years for the IHSA and was a true | 9 |
| Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs fan; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso was preceded in death by his parents | 11 |
| and his father-in-law, Joseph Kurzeja; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso is survived by his wife, Nancy K. | 13 |
| Tomaso; his sons, Joe Tomaso and Dan Tomaso; his sister, Karen | 14 |
| (Phil) Dickert; his mother-in-law, Charlotte Kurzeja; his | 15 |
| brother-in-law, Joe (Stacy) Kurzeja; and his nephews, Brad, | 16 |
| Justin, Keith, Kyle, and J.D.; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Tomaso will be remembered by all who knew and | 18 |
| loved him as a loving family man, a devoted Catholic, and an | 19 |
| honest and hard-working administrator; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Carl Tomaso; and be it | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the family of Carl Tomaso as an expression of our | 5 |
| sympathy.
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