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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are 
3saddened to learn of the death of Thomas Cellini, who passed 
4away on June 9, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Thomas Cellini was born on May 30, 1939 in Chicago 
6Heights; his parents were Paul and Maria Cellini; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, At the age of 16, Thomas Cellini started showing 
8interest in auto repair, which led him to start a business in 
91956; the business was made into a corporation in 1960; he was 
10also the proprietor for Broadway Auto in South Chicago Heights 
11from 1970 to 2013 and served his community for many years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, In 1986, Thomas Cellini started showing signs of 
13Huntington's disease, a degenerative brain disorder that 
14causes spontaneous body movements and eventually diminishes 
15one's ability to walk, talk, think, and reason; in 2005, he and 
16his wife started The Thomas Cellini Huntington's Foundation to 
17help those with Huntington's disease and their families; and

  
 
18    WHEREAS, Thomas Cellini was the loving husband of Barbara 
19Embry, whom he married on June 23, 1959; the father of 5 
20children; the grandfather of 13; the great-grandfather of 2; 
21and the brother of Paul Cellini, late baby Betty Jean, and baby 
 
 
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1Tommy Cellini; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE 
4CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of East End 
5Avenue between the intersections of 26th Street and East End 
6Avenue and Sauk Trail and East End Avenue in South Chicago 
7Heights as Honorary Thomas Cellini Way; and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
9is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
10State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
11giving notice of the name of Honorary Thomas Cellini Way; and 
12be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
14delivered to the family of Thomas Cellini and the Secretary of 
15the Illinois Department of Transportation.