Full Text of SR1341 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 Jerome Robert "Jerry" Vainisi of Oak | 4 | | Park, who passed away on October 4, 2021 at the age of 80; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi was born on October 7, 1941 to | 6 | | Anthony and Marie (Delisi) Vainisi, Italian immigrants who | 7 | | settled in Chicago and ran a deli shop near Wrigley Field that | 8 | | was frequented by members of the Chicago Bears football team | 9 | | living nearby; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi grew up in a North Side Chicago | 11 | | apartment, the youngest of four children, and his parents | 12 | | taught their children the values of education, hard work, and | 13 | | accountability, as well as a deep commitment to family; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi worked as a ball boy for the Green | 15 | | Bay Packers while in high school and while his older brother | 16 | | Jack worked as a scout and business manager for the team; he | 17 | | then went to Georgetown University; after graduation, he | 18 | | became a radio sports broadcaster in Monmouth and later earned | 19 | | a degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After working as an accountant at Arthur | 21 | | Andersen, Jerry Vainisi began a notable career with the |
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| 1 | | Chicago Bears in 1972, where he served in multiple roles, | 2 | | including as controller, treasurer, counsel, and ultimately | 3 | | advancing to general manager in 1983; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi's tenure with the Chicago Bears led | 5 | | to an overall record of 47-17, making them one of the greatest | 6 | | football teams in NFL history and Super Bowl XX Champions in | 7 | | 1986; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi later served as vice president for | 9 | | player personnel for the Detroit Lions from 1987 to 1990, as | 10 | | co-founder and head of football operations for the World | 11 | | League of American Football (NFL Europe) from 1990 to 1995, as | 12 | | head of the sports and entertainment law group for Hinshaw & | 13 | | Culbertson, and as chairman and chief executive office of | 14 | | Forest Park Bank in 1999; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi was inducted into the Chicagoland | 16 | | Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Italian American Sports | 17 | | Hall of Fame; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi is remembered for his commitment to | 19 | | family, hard work, and generosity; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Vainisi family enjoyed summer weekends and | 21 | | numerous family occasions and holidays at what was known as |
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| 1 | | Papa's Lake House in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi was preceded in death by his | 3 | | parents, Anthony and Marie Vainisi; his brother, Jack | 4 | | (Jacqueline) Vainisi; his sister, Patricia (Jim) Oakes; his | 5 | | grandson, Sam; and his in-laws, Arthur Lane, Pearl Lane, John | 6 | | Nash, Jim Oakes, and Jacqueline Vainisi; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Vainisi is survived by his wife, Doris | 8 | | (Lane); his brother, Samuel (Gretchen Schmidt D.V.M.) Vainisi | 9 | | D.V.M.; his five children, Mary (Tom) Rogers, Jerry (Tracey), | 10 | | Jack, Mark (Jen), and Melissa Love; and his 14 grandchildren, | 11 | | Tony, Dori (Matt) Boyce, Ben Rogers, Maria, Kate (Scott) | 12 | | Eggleston, Jack, Jerome, Joe, Grace, Nick, Will, Lane Love, | 13 | | and Michael Love; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Jerome Robert "Jerry" Vainisi and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jerry Vainisi as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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