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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Albert G. Mini, a
4 well-known Waukegan civic and business leader, on March 28,
5 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Mini was born April 6, 1922, in Spring Valley;
7 he graduated from Highland Park High School, attended managing
8 courses in industrial engineering for five years at
9 Northwestern University evening school, and graduated from the
10 Industrial Management Institute at Lake Forest College; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He was a veteran of World War II, having served
12 with the Army Air Corps, volunteering for pilot training in
13 July 1943; he served in the Air Corps until December 1945; on
14 November 26, 1991, he married Elizabeth Holler in Las Vegas;
15 and
 
16     WHEREAS, He was the owner and CEO of Illinois Carbide Tool
17 Co. Inc. in Waukegan and Al Mini Enterprises; he acquired
18 Illinois Carbide, one of the largest fabricators of carbide
19 cutting tools in the Midwest, in 1960 after leaving V-R Wesson
20 Co., where he worked for 22 years; he began at V-R Wesson as a
21 tool grinder and left as assistant sales manager for
22 distributor sales; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He was also the former owner of Midlane Country
24 Club in Waukegan and the former Karcher Hotel building in
25 downtown Waukegan; and
 
26     WHEREAS, He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast; he was a
27 member of the Shriners and the Waukegan City Club; he was
28 active in the Waukegan Republican Party, the Croation Cultural
29 Center, and the Glen Flora Country Club; he was a former member
30 of Waukegan's Elk's Lodge and the American Legion; he was a

 

 

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1 former member and chairman of the Waukegan Port District Board
2 and former chairman of the Italian-American Charity Golf Outing
3 in Milwaukee; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and
5 Julia (nee Corsini) Mini; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The passing of Albert G. Mini is felt by all who
7 knew and loved him, especially his wife, Elizabeth; his sons,
8 John (Linda) Mini, Michael Mini, and Walter (Caryn) Page; his
9 daughters, Glenda (Jack) Johnson and Diana (David) Carroll; his
10 grandchildren, Crystal (Griffith) Costa, Charles Griffith,
11 Antonio Mini, and Kylie and Ryan Page; and his
12 great-grandchildren, Page and Leah Costa; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
15 Albert G. Mini and extend our sincerest condolences to his
16 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
19 sympathy.