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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Josephine Monti of Coello
4 on Thursday, July 21, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on July 23, 1915, in Coello to Groni
6 "Tom" Gaetano and Carlotta Sessa; she married Baptisto "Bob"
7 Monti; he preceded her in death; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She was retired from Egyptian News and Austin
9 Publishing after 30 years; she and her two sisters had operated
10 Sister's Tavern in Coello; she was a member of St. Andrews
11 Catholic Church in Christopher; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The passing of Josephine Monti has been deeply
13 felt by many, especially her son and daughter-in-law, Tom and
14 Brenda Monti; her grandchildren, Tom Monti, Michael Monti, and
15 Danny Monti; her sister, Charlotte Hansch; her special
16 great-great-nephews, Dalton and Ryan Bond and Bo Brockett; and
17 her special friend, Stella Kesler; in addition to her husband,
18 she was preceded in death by her mother; her father; her
19 stepmother, Maria Gaetano; her sisters, Irene Jones, Amelia
20 Basolo, and Virginia Hutcheson; her infant brother; and her
21 nephew, Richard Bazzoni; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
24 Josephine Monti, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
25 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
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27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
29 sympathy.