Full Text of SR0379 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Augustine Joseph "Steno" Circello of Rock | 4 | | Island, who passed away on April 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Circello was born in Rock Island to | 6 | | Charlie "Peanut" and Lucy (Polito) Circello on June 6, 1925; he | 7 | | graduated from Saint Joseph's High School; he served in the | 8 | | U.S. Army during World War II with the 63rd Infantry Division | 9 | | and then the 83rd Combat Infantry Division; he was part of the | 10 | | initial D-Day invasion of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France; he | 11 | | was also involved in the campaigns in Northern France, the | 12 | | Ardennes, and the Rhineland, which included the Battle of the | 13 | | Bulge; his company received a Presidential Citation for the | 14 | | capture of 20,000 Germans in Southern France; he earned the | 15 | | Purple Heart Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and received an | 16 | | honorable discharge; he married Alice Johnson in 1945; he later | 17 | | married Lucille Grace in 1963; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Circello's was with Hardee's | 19 | | Restaurants since 1972 and was president of the 53rd Street | 20 | | Hardee's restaurant; he was also president of the Tall Corn | 21 | | Corporation in Davenport, Iowa; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Augustine Circello participated in the |
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| 1 | | 28th Honor Flight of the Quad Cities and flew to Washington, | 2 | | D.C. to visit the WWII Memorial; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Circello was preceded in death by his | 4 | | wife, Lucille (Grace) Circello; his son, David Circello; his | 5 | | brother, Frank Circello; and his sisters, Rosalie Posateri and | 6 | | Frances Perry; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Augustine Circello is survived by his son, Steve | 8 | | (Nancy) Circello; his brother, Joseph (Bobbe) Circello; his | 9 | | sister, Antoinette Francesckina; seven grandchildren; 11 | 10 | | great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his | 11 | | special friends, Gary and Linda Olson; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Augustine Joseph "Steno" Circello and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Augustine Circello as an expression | 19 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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