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92_SR0353
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the friends and family
4 of Louis H. Bitto, who passed away on February 28, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Louis H. Bitto was born on January 25, 1927, in
6 Chicago to Albertine Forgue Bitto; he married Mary Murphy on
7 May 28, 1949; their union lasted nearly 53 years and produced
8 10 sons and two daughters; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Bitto attended Crane Technical High School
10 and enlisted in the Navy in 1944; he saw action in the
11 Pacific and helped transport troops home from Europe after
12 the war; and
13 WHEREAS, Throughout his career he worked in the printing
14 industry and served in every capacity from pressman to
15 production supervisor; and
16 WHEREAS, Louis Bitto was a caring husband and
17 extraordinary father; he encouraged his children's
18 participation in sports, attended hundreds of Carmel High
19 School football games, and served as coach for the Gagewood
20 Lions Club Little League for many years; and
21 WHEREAS, Mr. Bitto will be remembered for his open and
22 generous personality, his sense of humor, his resourcefulness
23 and ingenuity, his commitment to doing his best, his absolute
24 integrity, and his love of babies; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Louis H. Bitto will be deeply
26 felt by all who knew him, especially his wife, Mary Bitto;
27 his sister, Arlene Bitto; his daughter, Christine Bitto; his
28 sons, Louis Anthony (Linda) Bitto, Ronald (Constance) Bitto,
29 Thomas (Doreen) Bitto, Steven (Maureen) Bitto, Michael
30 (Patricia) Bitto, Mark (Carol) Bitto, Matthew Bitto, Andrew
31 (Katherine) Bitto, Mitchell (Barbara) Bitto, and Alexander
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1 (Kelly) Bitto; his grandchildren, Benjamin, Nicholas, Mark,
2 Joseph, Evan, Andrew, Gabriel, Tracy, Cody, Corryn, Claire,
3 Peter, Jack, Ryan, Jaclyn, Madeline, and Abigail Bitto, Steve
4 (Camille), David (Tammy) and Kim Mueller, Michael and
5 Christopher Koziol, Sarah and Zachary Long, Lee Johnston and
6 Todd Doyle; and his great-grandchildren, Eric Ross, and
7 Megan, Devin, and Kayleigh Mueller; he was preceded in death
8 by his grandfather and role model, Louis Forgue; his mother,
9 Albertine Forgue Bitto; his sisters, Elizabeth Bitto Seeliger
10 and Barbara Bitto Rollins; and his daughter, Louise Bitto
11 Long; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
14 all who knew him, the death of Louis H. Bitto of Wildwood,
15 Illinois; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the family of Louis H. Bitto with our sincere
18 condolences.