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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 sadness of the death of Robert A. Bassi of Downers |
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| Grove on June 16, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in 1942; he was united in marriage for |
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| 35 years to his wife Joanne; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago's West Town neighborhood and |
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| graduated from Cathedral High School; he moved with his family |
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| to the West Englewood neighborhood, where he lived while |
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| attending Loyola University; he studied English literature at |
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| Loyola and moved into public relations and marketing after |
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| graduation; and
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| WHEREAS, He started Bassi Communications in 1986 following |
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| five years as vice president of communications with the Chicago |
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| Board Options Exchange; he had several major clients with Bassi |
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| Communications, including McDonald's and Motorola; and
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| WHEREAS, He would often express his sense of humor and wit |
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| through his company; he would send out a newsletter with |
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| "Random Thunks" highlighting notable quotations, goofy news, |
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| and marketing trends; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a gourmet cook who improvised recipes and |
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| was always searching for the secrets of his mother's |
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| traditional Italian cooking; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert A. Bassi has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially by his wife, Joanne; his son, Adam; |
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| and his brother, Vic; 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 |