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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Perina E. Verticchio of Gillespie, who
4 passed away on December 9, 2008; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio was born on July 10, 1916 in
6 Eagarville; she was the daughter of Peter and Anna Albertini
7 Erspamer; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio was a graduate of Gillespie High
9 School; she earned her bachelor's degree from Washington
10 University in St. Louis and her master's degree in education
11 from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio was a retired elementary
13 education teacher for Unit District No. 7 in Gillespie, where
14 she taught for 44 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio was a member of Ss. Simon and
16 Jude Church in Gillespie; she was a member of the Ss. Simon and
17 Jude Altar Society, Delta Kappa Gamma, and the Macoupin County
18 and Illinois Retired Teachers Association; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio was preceded in death by her
20 parents and her brothers, John, Julius, and August Erspamer;

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, Perina Verticchio is survived by her husband,
3 Michael P. Verticchio; her stepson, Michael J. (wife, Suzanne)
4 Verticchio; her stepdaughter, Mary Jo (husband, Douglas)
5 Handley; her five step-grandchildren; and her many nieces and
6 nephews; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9 her family and friends, the passing of Perina E. Verticchio;
10 and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Perina Verticchio as an expression
13 of our sympathy.