Full Text of HR1096 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ronald M. Serpico | 4 | | on the occasion of receiving the Robert G. Cimo Peacemaker | 5 | | Award from the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Robert G. Cimo Peacemaker Award is given by | 7 | | the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans to those who | 8 | | promote harmony and unity within their communities; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico graduated from Proviso East High | 10 | | School in 1970; he subsequently earned his bachelor's degree in | 11 | | political science from ISU in 1974 and his Juris Doctor degree | 12 | | from the DePaul School of Law in 1977; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico, believing in his grandfather's | 14 | | vision of the "American Dream", successfully ran for Mayor of | 15 | | Melrose Park in 1997; as mayor, he has made it his mission to | 16 | | make Melrose Park a community where people want to move to and | 17 | | not from; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico was a delegate to the Democratic | 19 | | National Convention in 1972; he is also a charter member and | 20 | | vice president of Sigma Nu Fraternity at Illinois State | 21 | | University and a former board member of the Proviso Early |
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| 1 | | Intervention Building Program; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico has been a practicing attorney | 3 | | since 1977 and has been in private practice since 1980; he is a | 4 | | former prosecutor and library attorney for the Village of | 5 | | Melrose Park and a former prosecutor for the Village of Stone | 6 | | Park; he is also a former board attorney for the Veterans Park | 7 | | District and a former attorney for the Branch 825 Letter | 8 | | Carriers Union and the Local 1027 Carpenters Union; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico is well known in his community for | 10 | | his great generosity; he has taken on cases for many clients | 11 | | who have been unable afford a legal retainer; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico and his loving wife of 36 years, | 13 | | Donna, have 3 children, Ron Jr., Joanna, and Michael, and 6 | 14 | | grandchildren, Hannah, David, Thomas, Brooklyn, Naomi, and | 15 | | Giovanna; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Serpico will be presented with the Robert | 17 | | G. Cimo Peacemaker Award during an event at the Donald E. | 18 | | Stephens South Ballroom in Rosemont on June 9, 2012; therefore, | 19 | | be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Ronald M. Serpico on the occasion of receiving | 2 | | the Robert G. Cimo Peacemaker Award and wish him continued | 3 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Ronald Serpico as a symbol of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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