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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 Emil Borgini
 4    of Mount Clare; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini was born on  November  27,  1929  in
 6    Mount  Clare,  the son of Virgil and Helen Chelli Borgini; he
 7    married Ethel Taylor in 1951 in Gillespie; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Borgini  was  a  1947  graduate  of  Benld
 9    Township High  School,  received  a  bachelor's  degree  from
10    Blackburn  College,  and  a  master's  degree  from  Southern
11    Illinois University at Edwardsville; and

12        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Borgini was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs
13    from 1948-51; he was a U.S. Navy veteran of the  Korean  War;
14    following  his  military  service,  he  was  catcher  for the
15    Chicago Cubs minor league organization in 1953; and

16        WHEREAS, He retired as a high school  teacher  for  Benld
17    High  School,  where he also coached basketball; at Gillespie
18    High School, he served as teacher, principal, baseball coach,
19    and assistant football coach; in addition, he  had  been  the
20    unit district superintendent; and

21        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Borgini  was  a  member of the Benld Lions
22    Club, the Benld Owls, the VFW Post 4547 of Gillespie, and was
23    an adult driver education instructor; he was a  board  member
24    of  the  Macoupin  County  Housing  Authority,  the Community
25    Memorial Hospital in Staunton, and the  Gillespie-Benld  Area
26    Ambulance Service; and

27        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Borgini's  passing  will be deeply felt by
28    many, especially his wife, Ethel; his son, Don (wife,  Kathy)
29    Borgini;  his  daughter, Lynn Borgini; his two grandchildren;
30    his mother, Helen Borgini; and  his  brother,  Fred  Borgini;
31    therefore, be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
 3    Emil Borgini along with all who knew and loved him and extend
 4    our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be  it
 5    further

 6        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 7    presented to the family of Emil Borgini as an  expression  of
 8    our deepest sympathy.