Full Text of SR0173 97th 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 Christopher "C.J." Stolfa of Normal, who | 4 | | passed away on April 9, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born September 17, 1942, in Springfield, | 6 | | the son of Christopher and Margaret Flynn Stolfa; he married | 7 | | Dixie L. Stein on June 2, 1961, in Bloomington; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Trinity High School in 1960; he | 9 | | owned and operated S & S Liquors with his father for many years | 10 | | and then started C.J.'s Restaurant in Bloomington; he was a | 11 | | member of St. Patrick Church of Merna and the Knights of | 12 | | Columbus, both in Bloomington; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He was named an honorary member of the Policemen's | 14 | | Benevolent and Protective Association, Unit 21; he was a | 15 | | player, manager, and general manager for the Bloomington Beer | 16 | | Nuts men's major fastpitch softball team for more than 30 | 17 | | years; he was elected to the Illinois ASA Softball Hall of Fame | 18 | | in 1985 and had served for many years as a district | 19 | | commissioner for the Illinois ASA; and he was appointed by the | 20 | | city of Bloomington to serve on two Executive ASA National | 21 | | Tournament Committees; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Stolfa is survived by his wife; his | 3 | | sons, Todd Stolfa, Doug (Diane Wepprecht) Stolfa, and Tony | 4 | | (Molly) Stolfa; his daughters, Nicki (Don) Kiper and Deanne | 5 | | (Todd) Perring; his grandchildren, Krista Stolfa, Christopher | 6 | | Stolfa, Brittney Hendricks, Maggie, Patrick, and Macie | 7 | | Perring, Ellie, Cooper, and Kate Stolfa, and Joey and Isabella | 8 | | Kiper; his great-grandchildren, Tate and Nya; his sisters, | 9 | | Christine (Edward) Kraft and Camille (Robert) Cornwell; and his | 10 | | brother, John Stolfa; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Christopher "C.J." | 14 | | Stolfa; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Christopher "C.J." Stolfa as a | 17 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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