Full Text of SR0089 94th General Assembly
SR0089 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Perry and Franklin County residents mourn the | 3 |
| death of Jack Licata, a man whose life was woven into the | 4 |
| fabric of both counties; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Licata, a lifelong Du Quoin resident, | 6 |
| longtime member of the school board, sports booster, and | 7 |
| Franklin County engineer since 1972, died February 17, 2005; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born January 10, 1929, in Du Quoin to | 10 |
| Antonio Licata and Mary Pizzolatto; he married Betty Keeler on | 11 |
| October 18, 1952, in Du Quoin; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended college on the GI Bill and received a | 13 |
| degree in civil engineering; he established a scholarship for | 14 |
| students interested in engineering or math-related fields; he | 15 |
| was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church; he was also a | 16 |
| member of American Legion Post 647, Knights of Columbus Council | 17 |
| 1298, and several civil engineering organizations; he was a | 18 |
| former school board member (School District Board of Education | 19 |
| from 1972-1993) and he was a veteran of the United States Army, | 20 |
| having served in World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, It was said of Jack that if someone had a problem, | 22 |
| they went to Jack for advice or help; it did not matter to him | 23 |
| who someone was or what they had or who he had to go up against; | 24 |
| if he thought it was right, he did it; he would speak his mind | 25 |
| and everybody respected him for that; he was a good voice for | 26 |
| the County residents and will be totally impossible to replace; | 27 |
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| WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a straight shooter; his | 29 |
| word was gold; he was relentless when it came to solving | 30 |
| problems and building bridges; he built over 200 bridges in |
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| Franklin County and assisted other counties, cities, and | 2 |
| villages; a million dollar bridge project is awarded each year | 3 |
| to one county; he worked for eight years to bring the project | 4 |
| to Franklin County, and the bridge project is near completion | 5 |
| at West Frankfort City Lake; and
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| WHEREAS, He always tried to get the most out of the | 7 |
| taxpayers' money; he did so many things for Franklin County | 8 |
| that went beyond his job; and he saved the County untold | 9 |
| dollars through strategic planning and the ability to secure | 10 |
| state and federal funds; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an excellent school board member and | 12 |
| supportive of Du Quoin schools; he was instrumental in the | 13 |
| planning and construction of the Du Quoin Indians football | 14 |
| stadium and was a huge backer of high school sports; he | 15 |
| remained interested in the school even after he left the school | 16 |
| board and was a fixture at Du Quoin ball games; he did a lot of | 17 |
| things for people that no one knew about and he helped the | 18 |
| school on several different projects; he was very proud of the | 19 |
| district and he always wore his Du Quoin hat at the ball games; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife, Betty, had three children who all | 22 |
| went on to enjoy successful careers; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jack Licata is felt by all who knew | 25 |
| and loved him, especially his wife, Betty; his daughters and | 26 |
| one son-in-law, Faye Licata and Carolyn and Matt Arnold; his | 27 |
| son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Susan Licata; his sister, | 28 |
| Mary Ingrassia; and his grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 30 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Jack Licata and extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, | 2 |
| friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 5 |
| sympathy.
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