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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn of the death of Salvatore
 4    "Ted" Spella of Algonquin on December 10, 2002 at 72 years of
 5    age; and

 6        WHEREAS, Mr. Spella was born  on  November  24,  1930  in
 7    Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Salvatore and Rose Spella; he
 8    married his wife, Janice, on May 5, 1951; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Spella was an Algonquin leader since 1989;
10    he served as village President and helped  develop  Algonquin
11    into  what  it  is  today;  future  officials will follow the
12    blueprint that he created over the nine productive  years  he
13    was village President; his legacy can be seen from nearly any
14    point in his community; and

15        WHEREAS, Mr. Spella's regular trips to Springfield helped
16    bring  nearly one million dollars in State park grants to the
17    village; a new public works building is  under  construction,
18    and  a  village hall and police department were built in 1995
19    without raising property taxes; and

20        WHEREAS, Mr. Spella served in the Air  Force  during  the
21    Korean  Conflict; he was formerly employed as the director of
22    management information services at  Elgin  Community  College
23    and retired in 1995; he had served as village trustee for one
24    term before becoming President; and

25        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Spella  was  a member of St. Margaret Mary
26    Catholic Church, the Algonquin Lions Club, a  past  President
27    of  Jacobs High School Booster Club, and he was active in the
28    Algonquin Area Youth Organization (AAYO); and

29        WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by  his  friends
30    and  family,  especially  his  wife,  Janice; his sons, Gene,
31    Steven (Pamela), John, and Bob; his  grandchildren,  Jeffrey,
 
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 1    Stephanie,   and   Amy;   and  his  sisters,  Jeanette  (Eli)
 2    Heinemann, and Rose Marie (Glenn) Kasten; and

 3        WHEREAS, He was preceded in  death  by  his  sister,  Fay
 4    DiCristo;   and  his  parents,  Salvatore  and  Rose  Spella;
 5    therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 7    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sadness
 8    the death of Salvatore "Ted" Spella, and extend  our  sincere
 9    condolences to all who knew and loved him; and be it further

10        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
11    presented to the family of Salvatore "Ted" Spella.