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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas |
| 4 | | Cellini, who passed away on June 9, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cellini was born on May 30, 1939 in Chicago |
| 6 | | Heights; his parents were Paul and Maria Cellini; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, At the age of 16, Thomas Cellini started showing |
| 8 | | interest in auto repair, which led him to start a business in |
| 9 | | 1956; the business was made into a corporation in 1960; he was |
| 10 | | also the proprietor for Broadway Auto in South Chicago Heights |
| 11 | | from 1970 to 2013 and served his community for many years; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1986, Thomas Cellini started showing signs of |
| 13 | | Huntington's disease, a degenerative brain disorder that |
| 14 | | causes spontaneous body movements and eventually diminishes |
| 15 | | one's ability to walk, talk, think, and reason; in 2005, he and |
| 16 | | his wife started The Thomas Cellini Foundation to help those |
| 17 | | with Huntington's disease and their families; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Cellini was the loving husband of Barbara |
| 19 | | Embry, whom he married on June 23, 1959; the father of 5 |
| 20 | | children; the grandfather of 13; the great-grandfather of 2; |
| 21 | | and the brother of Paul Cellini, late baby Betty Jean, and baby |