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093_SR0085
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Emil Borgini
4 of Mount Clare; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini was born on November 27, 1929 in
6 Mount Clare, the son of Virgil and Helen Chelli Borgini; he
7 married Ethel Taylor in 1951 in Gillespie; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini was a 1947 graduate of Benld
9 Township High School, received a bachelor's degree from
10 Blackburn College, and a master's degree from Southern
11 Illinois University at Edwardsville; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs
13 from 1948-51; he was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War;
14 following his military service, he was catcher for the
15 Chicago Cubs minor league organization in 1953; and
16 WHEREAS, He retired as a high school teacher for Benld
17 High School, where he also coached basketball; at Gillespie
18 High School, he served as teacher, principal, baseball coach,
19 and assistant football coach; in addition, he had been the
20 unit district superintendent; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini was a member of the Benld Lions
22 Club, the Benld Owls, the VFW Post 4547 of Gillespie, and was
23 an adult driver education instructor; he was a board member
24 of the Macoupin County Housing Authority, the Community
25 Memorial Hospital in Staunton, and the Gillespie-Benld Area
26 Ambulance Service; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Borgini's passing will be deeply felt by
28 many, especially his wife, Ethel; his son, Don (wife, Kathy)
29 Borgini; his daughter, Lynn Borgini; his two grandchildren;
30 his mother, Helen Borgini; and his brother, Fred Borgini;
31 therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
3 Emil Borgini along with all who knew and loved him and extend
4 our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Emil Borgini as an expression of
8 our deepest sympathy.
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