Full Text of SR0845 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Italo "Lo" Milani of Rock Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 6, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was born in Viareggio, Italy on July 6, | 6 | | 1930; his family conducted business in the Chicago area | 7 | | beginning in 1920 and made the final move to the U.S. in 1936 | 8 | | to escape fascism; he graduated from the Marmion Military | 9 | | Academy and served as a pilot instructor in the U.S. Air Force; | 10 | | he married Joann Hickey in 1956 and graduated from the | 11 | | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1957 with a degree | 12 | | in architecture; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lo Milani relocated to Rock Island and started | 14 | | his own business in 1962; he had a passion for the arts and | 15 | | volunteered for the Quad City Arts and oversaw installations | 16 | | of sculptures in the area; his architectural designs can be | 17 | | found throughout the Quad Cities and include the Henry County | 18 | | Courthouse remodel, Sunset Heights, Fire Station 5, and St. | 19 | | Pius and St. Patrick Church of Andalusia; starting in the late | 20 | | 80s, he worked as an environmental architect based in the | 21 | | Chicago area; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was involved with the Cliff Dwellers of |
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| 1 | | Chicago, the Rotary of Rock Island, and the Quad City Society | 2 | | for Italian Americans; he loved tennis and was an avid skier, | 3 | | enjoying trips to Wisconsin, Colorado, and Lake Tahoe; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Lo Milani was preceded in death by his son, | 5 | | Marco; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lo Milani is survived by his wife, Joann; his | 7 | | children, Dino (Ellen), Franco (Sherri), Carlo (Brenda), and | 8 | | Gina (Clay); his grandchildren, Samantha, Ali, Bella, and | 9 | | Mitch; and his sister, Loretta Seabrook; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Italo "Lo" Milani and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Lo Milani as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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