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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate LeeAnn Cali on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of winning the Italian American Executives of | ||||||
5 | Transportation Humanitarian Award; and
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6 | WHEREAS, LeeAnn Cali is a second-generation | ||||||
7 | Italian-American; she was born in Chicago to Josephine and | ||||||
8 | Anthony Nuccio; she grew up with her brothers, Joseph and | ||||||
9 | Anthony, in Old Town on Wells Street; she married Vito P. Cali | ||||||
10 | in 1960; and
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11 | WHEREAS, LeeAnn Cali is a graduate of Rutherford | ||||||
12 | Metropolitan Business College in Dallas, Texas; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Inspired by her family values and admiration for | ||||||
14 | the elderly, LeeAnn Cali decided to create a home for the | ||||||
15 | elderly that would provide the love and care that they deserve | ||||||
16 | in a home-like atmosphere; in 1993, she and her husband | ||||||
17 | converted their property in Delavan, Wisconsin into Vintage on | ||||||
18 | the Ponds, a Community Based Residential Facility; Vintage on | ||||||
19 | the Ponds has been the recipient of numerous awards, including | ||||||
20 | 1st Runner Up for Retirement Communities from The Best of | ||||||
21 | Walworth County in 2013; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In addition to her work at Vintage on the Ponds, | ||||||
2 | LeeAnn Cali was instrumental in the creation of the Walworth | ||||||
3 | County CBRF Network and Family Care, an organization that | ||||||
4 | empowers the families of the elderly; and
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5 | WHEREAS, LeeAnn Cali was appointed to serve as Commissioner | ||||||
6 | for the Health and Human Services Commission on Aging in | ||||||
7 | Walworth County; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, LeeAnn Cali and her husband are the parents of | ||||||
9 | Vicki (David Zwieg), Joni (Bradley Grabow), and Philip (Debbie | ||||||
10 | Rocco); the grandparents of Elliot, Philip, Danielle, Vito, | ||||||
11 | Maria, and Leana; and the great-grandparents of Elle Marie and | ||||||
12 | Rory; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, LeeAnn Cali serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
14 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
15 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we congratulate LeeAnn Cali on the occasion of winning the | ||||||
19 | Italian American Executives of Transportation Humanitarian | ||||||
20 | Award and wish her continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
21 | future; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to LeeAnn Cali as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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