Full Text of SR0751 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 Frank M. Zuccarelli of South Holland, | 4 | | who passed away on January 3, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was born to Marjorie and James | 6 | | J. Zuccarelli on October 29, 1951; he graduated from | 7 | | Thornridge High School and served as a medic in the U.S. Air | 8 | | Force in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972; he graduated from Thornton | 9 | | Community College (South Suburban College) in 1978; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli's love for his community was | 11 | | deeply reflected in his work; he created programs that had an | 12 | | impact on many of all ages, providing jobs, health services, | 13 | | and food assistance; Thornton Township ran a massive food | 14 | | pantry in Harvey under his leadership; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was elected to the South | 16 | | Suburban College Board of Trustees in 1978 and served as | 17 | | chairman since 1987, during a tenure that saw the school grow | 18 | | into the third-largest community college system in the United | 19 | | States; he served as supervisor of Thornton Township since | 20 | | 1993 and as Thornton Township Democratic Committeeman since | 21 | | 2002; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was an early supporter of | 2 | | then-U.S. Senate hopeful Barack Obama in 2004 and was an | 3 | | essential backer for many candidates looking for a boost from | 4 | | voters in Chicago's south suburbs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was awarded the Township | 6 | | Supervisor of the Year in 1996, 2007, and 2012; he received the | 7 | | ICCTA service award in 2019, recognizing his 40 years of | 8 | | service as a trustee; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was a constant pillar of | 10 | | strength and support to those he loved; he will be remembered | 11 | | for his unwavering loyalty and giving heart; he fought for the | 12 | | underdog and, for him, it was about serving others; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents and his brother, James T. Zuccarelli; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Frank Zuccarelli is survived by his siblings, | 16 | | Candace (the late John) Paun and Kenneth V. Zuccarelli; his | 17 | | longtime girlfriend, Carmen Canales; his uncle, Robert | 18 | | Boskovich; his aunts, Dawn (Bill) Brown, Sharon (Michael) | 19 | | Myszak, and Denyse (Jim) Taylor; his nephews, John and Joe | 20 | | (Sarah) Paun; his nieces, Marjorie (Greg) Alexander and Lorrin | 21 | | Paun; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Nadia Paun, Junior | 22 | | Paun, Jocelynn Paun, Beau Paun, Dane Paun, Lilly Alexander, |
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| 1 | | Zac Alexander, and Johnny Paun; numerous cousins and friends; | 2 | | and his chosen son, Nate Fields; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Frank M. Zuccarelli and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 9 | | presented to the family of Frank Zuccarelli as an expression | 10 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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