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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of William Anthony Koppi, who passed away on January 4, 2001;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, William Anthony Koppi was born on June 13, 1924
7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to William Paul and Theresa Koppi;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, William Anthony Koppi was a 1942 graduate of De
10 La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota; he served in
11 the United States Navy, Metalsmith 1st Class, during World
12 War II on the troop transport U.S.S. Mann in the Atlantic to
13 and from North Africa and, in the Pacific, aboard the U.S.S.
14 Ranger; and
15 WHEREAS, William Anthony Koppi received his bachelors in
16 Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in
17 1951; he worked for Buick division of General Motors, and the
18 Lebanon (Pa.) Steel Foundry; he spent 20 years in New York
19 and Chicago with the International Nickel Company in product
20 and market development, retiring in 1977; he then started his
21 own agency selling castings in a four state area; and
22 WHEREAS, William Anthony Koppi was a faithful member of
23 Holy Cross Church in Batavia; he had a profound devotion to
24 the Blessed Mother; he faithfully attended daily Mass and
25 weekly Eucharistic Adoration; and
26 WHEREAS, The passing of William Anthony Koppi will be
27 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
28 loving wife for 40 years, Paula; his daughter, Caroline
29 Koppi, M.D.; his brother, Joseph Koppi; his sisters, Frances
30 (husband, Ambrose) Arnold, Margaret Koppi, and Mary Grace
31 (husband, Mel) Whelan; and his 20 nieces and nephews, and
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1 their families; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
4 all who knew him, the death of William Anthony Koppi of
5 Batavia, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of William Anthony Koppi.