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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Albert "Al" Savegnago of Wheaton, who |
4 | | passed away on October 1, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Albert Savegnago was born in Geneva, Illinois to |
6 | | Santo Savegnago and Concetta "Jennie" Difazzio on May 12, 1928; |
7 | | he was raised in Wheaton and fondly remembered when horses and |
8 | | buggies could be seen on the dirt streets of downtown; he |
9 | | attended both Lowell Elementary School and St. Michael's; he |
10 | | graduated from Wheaton Community High School in 1946 and then |
11 | | joined the National Guard and served for seven years; he |
12 | | married Carol Schafer in a double wedding with her sister, |
13 | | Shirley, at Immaculate Conception in Elmhurst on October 21, |
14 | | 1950; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Albert Savegnago started his own business, which, |
16 | | over the years, evolved into an industrial screen printing |
17 | | company; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Albert Savegnago had a giving heart, especially |
19 | | for charities, educational institutions, and other community |
20 | | organizations; he loved to support non-profit organizations; |
21 | | if anyone asked him for help, he always said yes; and
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