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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dick "Red" 
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Carparelli of Beverly on his 91st birthday; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born in Harrison, New York; he came from a 
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large Italian family with nine brothers and sisters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He began caddying at Rye Country Club and began a 
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long love of golf; he grew up a few blocks away from Gene 
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Sarazen, a legendary golfer; he caddied for the famous people 
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of the times, including Mack Sennett, the director of the 
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Keystone Kops film series; he was a standout athlete in 
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basketball, football, baseball, and hockey while attending 
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Harrison High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He worked as an assistant in Boca Raton, Florida 
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with his uncle; he joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and flew 
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missions around the globe; after the war he moved to Chicago 
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where his uncle now lived and worked at the Beverly Country 
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Club; Red began serving the club as a P.G.A. Golf Professional; 
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he served on the MacGregor Golf Staff for over fifty years and 
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was named an Honorary Member of the Beverly Country Club in 
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1989; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Red has given lessons to Beverly members and has 
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taught notable personalities such as Cab Calloway, Jack 
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Nicholson; he played golf with such stars as Bob Hope, Bing 
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Crosby, and Perry Como; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has been married to Christine for many years; 
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he has one daughter, Felicia, and two grandchildren, Tina and 
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Pete; he likes to spend time watching Brother Rice High School 
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football games, spending time on Lake Michigan, and smoking the 
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occasional cigar; he is a great story-teller, companion, and 
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friend; 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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congratulate Red Carparelli on his 91st birthday and wish him 
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the best on his special day; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dick "Red" Carparelli as a symbol of our respect 
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and esteem.