Full Text of SR1035 96th 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
Marie Muzzarelli of Hickory Hills, who | 4 | | passed away on September 25, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli was born in Chicago; she met her | 6 | | future husband, Arnold Muzzarelli, by chance at a Catholic | 7 | | Youth Organization dance; Marie and her friends had been | 8 | | debating which dance they should attend when one of the girls | 9 | | suggested they go to whichever dance the first arriving bus | 10 | | would take them to; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After Marie Muzzarelli and her husband were | 12 | | married, the couple opened the Sabre Room at 8900 West 95th | 13 | | Street in Hickory Hills, in 1949; the couple toiled to bring a | 14 | | Las Vegas-type show palace to the Midwest, performing much of | 15 | | the hard labor themselves; after Arnold passed away in 1992, | 16 | | Marie continued to oversee the operation of the Sabre Room with | 17 | | the help of her family and her close friend, Art Golden; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli and her husband were the | 19 | | recipients of numerous honors for their service to their | 20 | | community, including the Business Person of the Year Award from | 21 | | the Hickory Hills Chamber of Commerce in 2000; the City of | 22 | | Hickory Hills also designated Muzzarelli Drive in the city in |
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| 1 | | honor of the couple's many accomplishments; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli enjoyed listening to the music of | 3 | | Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Luciano Pavarotti; both Frank | 4 | | Sinatra and Tony Bennett sang at the Sabre Room during the | 5 | | club's glory days; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli was preceded in death by her | 7 | | loving husband, Arnold; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli is survived by her daughters, | 9 | | Janice and Yvonne; her son, Arnold Jr.; her 3 grandchildren; | 10 | | and her close friend, Art Golden; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marie Muzzarelli, or Miss Marie as she was called | 12 | | by her closest friends and family, will be remembered fondly by | 13 | | all who knew and loved her for her warm and generous nature and | 14 | | charitable spirit; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 17 | | her family and friends, the passing of Marie Muzzarelli; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Marie Muzzarelli as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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