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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Perry and Franklin County residents mourn the | ||||||
3 | death of Jack Licata, a man whose life was woven into the | ||||||
4 | fabric of both counties; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Jack Licata, a lifelong Du Quoin resident, | ||||||
6 | longtime member of the school board, sports booster, and | ||||||
7 | Franklin County engineer since 1972, died February 17, 2005; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, He was born January 10, 1929, in Du Quoin to | ||||||
10 | Antonio Licata and Mary Pizzolatto; he married Betty Keeler on | ||||||
11 | October 18, 1952, in Du Quoin; and
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12 | WHEREAS, He attended college on the GI Bill and received a | ||||||
13 | degree in civil engineering; he established a scholarship for | ||||||
14 | students interested in engineering or math-related fields; he | ||||||
15 | was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church; he was also a | ||||||
16 | member of American Legion Post 647, Knights of Columbus Council | ||||||
17 | 1298, and several civil engineering organizations; he was a | ||||||
18 | former school board member (School District Board of Education | ||||||
19 | from 1972-1993) and he was a veteran of the United States Army, | ||||||
20 | having served in World War II; and
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21 | WHEREAS, It was said of Jack that if someone had a problem, | ||||||
22 | they went to Jack for advice or help; it did not matter to him | ||||||
23 | who someone was or what they had or who he had to go up against; | ||||||
24 | if he thought it was right, he did it; he would speak his mind | ||||||
25 | and everybody respected him for that; he was a good voice for | ||||||
26 | the County residents and will be totally impossible to replace; | ||||||
27 | and
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28 | WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a straight shooter; his | ||||||
29 | word was gold; he was relentless when it came to solving | ||||||
30 | problems and building bridges; he built over 200 bridges in |
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1 | Franklin County and assisted other counties, cities, and | ||||||
2 | villages; a million dollar bridge project is awarded each year | ||||||
3 | to one county; he worked for eight years to bring the project | ||||||
4 | to Franklin County, and the bridge project is near completion | ||||||
5 | at West Frankfort City Lake; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He always tried to get the most out of the | ||||||
7 | taxpayers' money; he did so many things for Franklin County | ||||||
8 | that went beyond his job; and he saved the County untold | ||||||
9 | dollars through strategic planning and the ability to secure | ||||||
10 | state and federal funds; and
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11 | WHEREAS, He was an excellent school board member and | ||||||
12 | supportive of Du Quoin schools; he was instrumental in the | ||||||
13 | planning and construction of the Du Quoin Indians football | ||||||
14 | stadium and was a huge backer of high school sports; he | ||||||
15 | remained interested in the school even after he left the school | ||||||
16 | board and was a fixture at Du Quoin ball games; he did a lot of | ||||||
17 | things for people that no one knew about and he helped the | ||||||
18 | school on several different projects; he was very proud of the | ||||||
19 | district and he always wore his Du Quoin hat at the ball games; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, He and his wife, Betty, had three children who all | ||||||
22 | went on to enjoy successful careers; and
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23 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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24 | WHEREAS, The passing of Jack Licata is felt by all who knew | ||||||
25 | and loved him, especially his wife, Betty; his daughters and | ||||||
26 | one son-in-law, Faye Licata and Carolyn and Matt Arnold; his | ||||||
27 | son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Susan Licata; his sister, | ||||||
28 | Mary Ingrassia; and his grandchildren; therefore, be it
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29 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
30 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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1 | Jack Licata and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, | ||||||
2 | friends, and community; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | ||||||
5 | sympathy.
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