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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 Sal L. Piazza, MD, FACS, of
4 Naperville and formerly of Chicago on Wednesday, July 19, 2006;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago in the Roseland community,
7 and his parents were Leo Piazza of Chicago and Angelina
8 (Colletti) of Corleone, Sicily; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Dr. Piazza was a graduate of Fenger High School in
10 Chicago, Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, and the University
11 of Illinois Medical School; he did his first years of residency
12 in Peoria at St. Francis Hospital; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He married Marilyn Domikaitis on August 20, 1955,
14 and together they shared over 50 years of marriage; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He went on to serve in the United States Air Force
16 as a surgeon and medical officer in the late 1950s; he held the
17 rank of captain at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Following his military service, he completed his
19 surgical residency at the West Side Veterans Administration
20 Hospital, affiliated with the University of Illinois; he was
21 board-certified in general surgery and was a Fellow of the
22 American College of Surgeons; and
 
23     WHEREAS, During his career, he served in many positions at
24 Edward Hospital in Naperville, including chairman of the
25 Department of Surgery, director of trauma, chief of staff, and
26 as a member of the Board of Trustees of both the hospital and
27 the hospital foundation; he was serving as a member of the
28 board of trustees at Benedictine University in Lisle and the
29 Center for Surgery in Naperville; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He was the first recipient of an award named after
2 him at Edward Hospital, the Sal Piazza, MD, Physician
3 Recognition Award, first given on April 29, 2006; the award
4 will be given yearly to a physician that has made an
5 extraordinary contribution to Edward Hospital and the
6 community while demonstrating compassion and integrity; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Piazza has been deeply felt by
8 many, especially his wife, Marilyn; his children, Leonard
9 (Debra), David (Elisa), Thomas (Elizabeth), Gina (Thomas
10 Persin), and Daniel (April); his grandchildren, Michelle,
11 Nicholas, Michael, Elizabeth, David, Alex, Emily, Nicole,
12 Vincent, Corinne, Sam, Sallie Persin, Dominic Persin, Brittany
13 Persin, and Kate; and his siblings, Anthony and Rosemary
14 Darnieder; he was preceded in death by his sister, Jacqueline
15 Lateano; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
18 Sal L. Piazza, MD, FACS, and we extend our sincere condolences
19 to his family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and
20 be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
23 sympathy.