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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Joseph Miceli, who recently passed
4 away; and
5 WHEREAS, Joseph Miceli was born in Lawrence,
6 Massachusetts on November 23, 1910; and
7 WHEREAS, After serving twenty-two years in the United
8 States Marines and the United States Navy, Joseph Miceli
9 retired in 1953; he was especially proud of being a part of
10 the Marine Corps Band; he performed with the band for
11 President Franklin Roosevelt at the White House; and
12 WHEREAS, Joseph Miceli served as an instructor at the
13 Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C.; after his transfer
14 to the United States Navy Band, he traveled the world with
15 his wife, Doris; and
16 WHEREAS, After his retirement from military service,
17 Joseph Miceli started a construction business in North
18 Chicago; he enjoyed spending the winter in Pompano Beach,
19 Florida; and
20 WHEREAS, Joseph Miceli was a former trustee of Emmanuel
21 United Methodist Church in North Chicago and also served as
22 the choir director; he was past President of Midwest
23 Contractors Association and a member of the Fleet Reserve
24 Association; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Joseph Miceli will be felt by all
26 who knew him, especially his wife of sixty-one years, Doris;
27 his children, Steve (wife, Martha), Michael, and Ann
28 (husband, Wes); his grandchildren, Steven (wife, Heather),
29 John, Christine, Megan, and Michael; his brother; and many
30 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 all who knew him, the death of Joseph Miceli; and be it
4 further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Joseph Miceli.