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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 Frank C. Passarelli, who passed away on December 3, 2001;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Frank Passarelli grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport
7 neighborhood as the oldest of eight children of the late
8 Rosario and Angelina Passarelli; and
9 WHEREAS, Alderman Passarelli served in the Pacific
10 Theater during World War II as a corporal in the Army; he was
11 decorated with a Silver Star and a Purple Heart; and
12 WHEREAS, After the war, Alderman Passarelli moved back to
13 Bridgeport, where he met and married Josephine Bilotta; he
14 took a job as a bottle washer for the Royal Crown Cola
15 Company, where after a long string of promotions, he retired
16 as a vice president and the company's general manager; and
17 WHEREAS, Alderman Passarelli moved to Palos Heights in
18 1969 with his wife and two daughters; his political career in
19 the city began almost immediately; a year after the move he
20 began a 23-year tenure on the Palos Heights School District
21 128 Board of Education, stepping down in 1993; he also served
22 for 11 years on the city's police commission; he was
23 currently serving his third term on the Palos Heights City
24 Council; and
25 WHEREAS, Alderman Passarelli was well known for his
26 devotion to the City of Palos Heights and to the residents of
27 the 2nd Ward; he was devoted to the issues and challenges of
28 the city's senior citizen population and contributed his time
29 and efforts into the beautification of the Lake Katherine
30 Nature Preserve; and
31 WHEREAS, Frank Passarelli was the beloved husband of
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1 Josephine "Dodo" Passarelli; loving father of Carol Ann (Sam)
2 Bills and Jo Ann (the late Patrick) Weber; beloved son of the
3 late Rosario and Angelina Passarelli; dear grandfather of
4 Michael and Michelle Gilhooly and Christi-Lyn (Raymond)
5 Hernandez; great-grandfather of Frankie and Theresa
6 Hernandez; dear brother of Carmella (the late Curt) Beckett,
7 Edward (the late Vicky), Rosario Jr. (the late Gerri)
8 Passarelli, Joseph (Bernie) Passarelli, James (Antionette)
9 Passarelli, and Michael (Joann) Passarelli, and the late Sam
10 Passarelli; brother-in-law to Sonny Bilotta and the late
11 Vicky, Violet and Annie; and fond uncle to many nieces and
12 nephews; therefore, be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
15 all who knew him, the death of Frank Passarelli of Palos
16 Heights, Illinois; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the family of Frank Passarelli with our sincere
19 condolences.