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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of George A. Leoni of Melrose Park; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, George Leoni was a veteran of the United States 
5Army and a recipient of the Purple Heart; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, George Leoni was the Executive Director of the 
7Veterans Park District for 40 years; he was also Proviso 
8Township's Mental Health Commissioner, a board member of the 
9Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, Chairman of the 
10Italo-American National Union, and on the  Board of Directors 
11for the Villa Scalabrini Retirement Center; he also worked with 
12PARC (Proviso Association for Retarded Children), now known as 
13ASPIRE; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, George Leoni was a member of the Illinois Park and 
15Recreation Association, the Disabled American Veterans, the 
16Veterans of Foreign Wars, the 33rd World War II Infantry 
17Veteran Division, and the Illinois Fire and Police 
18Commissioners Association, and was an honorary member of the 
19Mickinzie-Vertuno Memorial Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 
20#19; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, George Leoni was a sponsor of the Melrose Park 
 
 
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1Little League and the Flames Hockey Team; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, George Leoni was the dearly beloved husband of the 
3late Lena (nee Petruzzi); the loving father of Georgia Buvak 
4and Donna Peluso; the cherished Papa of Carlene (Ken) Greifelt, 
5Michalene (James) Tjeerdema, Roberta (Christopher) Heintz, and 
6George (Lauren) and Anthony Peluso; the loving Great Papa of 
7Jona, Jimmy, Jake, Logan, Bowie, Blaise, and Nico; the dear 
8brother of Ora (the late Tex) Simon, Madeline (the late Joe) 
9Belline, the late Richard and Gemma Leoni, the late Vadie 
10Autry, the late William Leoni, the late Velencia, the late 
11Alberta and Donald Provenzano, and the late Anita Leoni; the 
12loving companion of Madeline Pyka; and the fond uncle and 
13friend of many; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16George A. Leoni, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
17family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to  the family of  George Leoni as an expression of our 
21deepest sympathy.