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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Rosemary T. Azzaro of Sun City, Arizona,
4who passed away on June 11, 2014; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rosemary Azzaro was born in Woodstock on May 11,
61924 to Raymond and Mary A. (nee Murray) Donovan; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Rosemary Azzaro's public service career covered a
8span of 48 years, during which she worked in the McHenry County
9Government Center, where she was well respected for her
10diligence; she started as a clerk in the McHenry County Clerk's
11Office and was later selected to be Deputy County Clerk for 18
12years; in 1978, she was elected McHenry County Clerk, an office
13she held until her retirement in 1990; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Rosemary Azzaro was an avid golfer; she and her
15husband, Tony, who she first met at a golf course, shared many
16years golfing at the Woodstock Country Club and courses
17throughout the greater Chicago area, Wisconsin, and Arizona;
18she was a member of the Lady Lynx Golf League, where she shot
19her second "hole-in-one", and she played until the age of 88;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, Rosemary Azzaro was preceded in death by her

 

 

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1husband of almost 45 years, Anthony Azzaro; step-children, Mary
2Ellen (Thomas) Parker, Joseph Azzaro, and Barbara (William)
3Wallace; her parents; 2 sisters, Evangeline Svejcar and Eleanor
4(Sr. Paula, CSC) Donovan; and her brother, Harold Donovan; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rosemary Azzaro is survived by her sister, Rita
6Donovan; step-son, Anthony Azzaro, Jr. (Jerry); many
7grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and 10 nieces and
8nephews; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
11Rosemary T. Azzaro, and extend our sincere condolences to her
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Rosemary Azzaro as an expression of
16our deepest sympathy.