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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Anthony 
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J. Peloza of Chicago, who passed away on July 1, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony J. Peloza was born on July 23, 1920 in 
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Italy; in 1930 he came to the United States with his mother, 
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Mary, his father, Anton, and his sisters, Mary and Florence; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony J. Peloza, known by all as Tony, lived 
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with his family on the south side of Chicago;  he learned the 
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English language and graduated from Bowen High School; he 
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served in the United States Army during World War II and was a 
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Corporal when he was honorably discharged; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony J. Peloza worked for John Mohr and Sons 
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and Sergeant and Lundy for many years, where he  found his niche 
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in the design of blast furnaces and the design of nuclear power 
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plants; he had a love and a talent for drawing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, On December 5, 1948, Anthony J. Peloza's life 
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changed forever when he met Helen A. Ashenbrener; their  
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whirlwind romance resulted in their marriage on October 15, 
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1949 at Sacred Heart Church in Chicago; the two celebrated 
 


 






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their golden wedding anniversary in 1999; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony and Helen Peloza began their life together 
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in the second floor front apartment at 3017 East 95th Street in 
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Chicago;  in August 1952 their first child, Susan, was born;  
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following the birth of their second daughter, Diane, in 
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September 1955, Tony and Helen purchased their first home at 
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1735 East 93rd Street in Chicago; eventually they sold their 
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home and relocated to Evergreen Park at 3100 West 101st Place 
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in Chicago, where they would remain for many years to come;  
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Tony and Helen were parents that not only provided for their 
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daughters materially, but instilled the values and virtues that 
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they held in their daughters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony J. Peloza retired in the middle 1980's, 
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with Helen retiring shortly afterward; during his  retirement 
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years, Tony continued to love his life with Helen, spending  
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much of their time with their two granddaughters, Lisa and 
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Laura; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Anthony J. Peloza will be remembered by all who 
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knew him as a great husband and a father who would do anything 
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for his family; he will be forever be loved and remembered by 
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Helen, Susan, and Diane; therefore, be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 


 






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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of 
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Anthony J. Peloza; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Anthony J. Peloza as an expression 
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of our sympathy.