Full Text of HR1488 95th General Assembly
HR1488 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dick "Red" | 4 |
| Carparelli of Beverly on his 91st birthday; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Harrison, New York; he came from a | 6 |
| large Italian family with nine brothers and sisters; and
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| WHEREAS, He began caddying at Rye Country Club and began a | 8 |
| long love of golf; he grew up a few blocks away from Gene | 9 |
| Sarazen, a legendary golfer; he caddied for the famous people | 10 |
| of the times, including Mack Sennett, the director of the | 11 |
| Keystone Kops film series; he was a standout athlete in | 12 |
| basketball, football, baseball, and hockey while attending | 13 |
| Harrison High School; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as an assistant in Boca Raton, Florida | 15 |
| with his uncle; he joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and flew | 16 |
| missions around the globe; after the war he moved to Chicago | 17 |
| where his uncle now lived and worked at the Beverly Country | 18 |
| Club; Red began serving the club as a P.G.A. Golf Professional; | 19 |
| he served on the MacGregor Golf Staff for over fifty years and | 20 |
| was named an Honorary Member of the Beverly Country Club in | 21 |
| 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, Red has given lessons to Beverly members and has | 2 |
| taught notable personalities such as Cab Calloway, Jack | 3 |
| Nicholson; he played golf with such stars as Bob Hope, Bing | 4 |
| Crosby, and Perry Como; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been married to Christine for many years; | 6 |
| he has one daughter, Felicia, and two grandchildren, Tina and | 7 |
| Pete; he likes to spend time watching Brother Rice High School | 8 |
| football games, spending time on Lake Michigan, and smoking the | 9 |
| occasional cigar; he is a great story-teller, companion, and | 10 |
| friend; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate Red Carparelli on his 91st birthday and wish him | 14 |
| the best on his special day; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Dick "Red" Carparelli as a symbol of our respect | 17 |
| and esteem.
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