Full Text of SR0118 095th General Assembly
SR0118 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Mary K. Podesta of Washington, D.C., | 4 |
| formerly of Chicago, who passed away on March 9, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Podesta was born in Chicago to Greek | 6 |
| immigrant parents; she graduated from high school and worked in | 7 |
| her father's restaurant, where she met a customer who became | 8 |
| her husband; and
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| WHEREAS, After their marriage she became a full-time | 10 |
| homemaker until her children went to school, and then | 11 |
| occasionally worked as a pollwatcher; she then became a | 12 |
| department manager at Bankers Life and Casualty Company in | 13 |
| Chicago for almost 30 years; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1987 Mary Podesta moved to Washington, D.C. and | 15 |
| became known as "Mama Podesta" to the many politicians, | 16 |
| lobbyists, staffers, and others who became acquainted with her | 17 |
| fine cooking at Democratic dinners and fundraisers; her famous | 18 |
| pesto, which came from a recipe of her husband's family and | 19 |
| originated in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy, was a | 20 |
| hit at the many parties and dinners where she cooked and | 21 |
| prepared the meals; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Podesta was preceded in death by her husband, | 2 |
| John D. Podesta Sr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Podesta was the mother of Tony (Heather) and | 4 |
| John (Mary) Podesta; the grandmother of Megan (Gordon) Rouse | 5 |
| and Mae and Gabe Podesta; the great-grandmother of Maribel and | 6 |
| Gabriel Rouse; and the sister of Evelyn (Spiro) Carres; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Mary Podesta; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Mary Podesta as a symbol of our | 14 |
| sympathy.
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