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91_SR0351
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of
4 Justin Fortuna, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Justin Fortuna served in the United States Army
6 in the 1950s; he opened Justin's Men's Wear in Chicago in
7 1958, which he owned and operated for three years; he later
8 sold aluminum siding; in 1976 he opened Jay's Drive-In in
9 Harwood Heights, and eventually opened two additional
10 restaurants in Schiller Park and Mt. Prospect; he retired
11 from the business in the 1990s; and
12 WHEREAS, He had a love of sports, with a passion for
13 baseball and softball; he played on the Bobcats softball
14 team, and played basketball for DePaul University; he also
15 officiated at basketball and baseball games for public and
16 parochial high schools; in 1996 he was inducted into the
17 Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Association Hall of
18 Fame; and
19 WHEREAS, The passing of Justin Fortuna will be felt by
20 all that knew him, especially his wife of 44 years, Muriel;
21 his sons, Jay, Frank, and John; his daughter, Ginny Bisluk;
22 his mother, Jean; his brother, Frank; and his twelve
23 grandchildren; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
26 all that knew him, the passing of Justin Fortuna of Mt.
27 Prospect, Illinois; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Mrs. Muriel Fortuna.