Full Text of SR1539 98th 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 John K. Sciortino, Sr., who passed away | 4 | | on September 19, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Sciortino, Sr. was born on December 28, 1941 | 6 | | in Melrose Park; his parents were Florence and Sam Sciortino; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Sciortino, Sr. worked for the Chicago and | 9 | | North Western Railway for 38 years; he also worked for Leyden | 10 | | High School District 212 for 13 years and for the Northern | 11 | | Asphalt Company for 11 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1994, John Sciortino, Sr. received a heart | 13 | | transplant from donor Rick Orton after using the HeartMate | 14 | | machine for 47 days and becoming the device's longest surviving | 15 | | user; he was an active member of the OTS McHenry County Heart | 16 | | Association and was an avid public speaker on heart health; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Sciortino, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; a sister, Barbara Salins; and his beloved dog, Willie; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Sciortino, Sr. is survived by his wife of 47 |
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| 1 | | years, Patricia (nee Ellrich); 2 children, Angela and John K., | 2 | | Jr. (Brandi) Sciortino; a granddaughter, Ana; and many nieces | 3 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 6 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John K. Sciortino, | 7 | | Sr.; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of John Sciortino, Sr. as an expression | 10 | | of our sympathy.
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