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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Nicholas
4 DiStefano on March 17, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. DiStefano was born on July 28, 1913; he
6 married Doris Smith; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. DiStefano had worked for the State of
8 Illinois at the Illinois Children's Hospital as the head
9 storekeeper; the storekeeper supplied the Children's Hospital
10 and the University Hospital with medical supplies; he retired
11 in 1984; and
12 WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Mr. DiStefano worked
13 for his son, Nick, at The Dugout; he brought to The Dugout
14 his mother's recipes for red sauce, beef gravy, and
15 meatballs; his recipe for The Dugout's pepper and egg
16 sandwich was named one of the best in Chicago by the
17 Sun-Times; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. DiStefano loved working with children; he
19 was known to give ice cream cakes to the kids on their
20 birthdays just to see them smile; he regularly cooked for the
21 spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts of Cub Scout Pack
22 3683; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Nicholas DiStefano has been
24 deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Nicholas and
25 Michael; his stepsons, Fred Cappetto, Joe Cappetto, and
26 Dennis (Gloria) Cappetto; and his stepdaughter, Angela (John)
27 Parnitzke; he was the brother of the late Mary DiStefano and
28 Josephine Baslie, and the uncle of Carol Dziekanowski;
29 therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
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1 of Nicholas DiStefano and extend to his friends and family
2 our sincere condolences; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Nicholas DiStefano as an
5 expression of our deepest sympathy during their time of loss.