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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Alexis Giannoulias on |
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| Sunday, June 25, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Alexis Giannoulias was born in Kalavryta, Greece; |
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| he moved to Chicago in the early 1960s and worked as a food |
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| salesman; and
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| WHEREAS, He founded Broadway Bank in Chicago's Edgewater |
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| neighborhood in 1978; the financial institution now has four |
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| branches and about $800 million in assets; all three of his |
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| sons are part of the business, which specializes in |
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| small-business and commercial real estate lending; for the last |
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| four years, Broadway Bank has been ranked number one in the |
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| Chicago area by Crain's Chicago Business based on return on |
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| assets; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Alexis Giannoulias has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife of 38 years, Anna; and his |
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| sons, Demetris, George, and Alexi; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Alexis Giannoulias, and we extend our sincere condolences to |
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| his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest |
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| sympathy.
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