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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Guy 
4Anthony Renzaglia, who passed away on November 4, 2010; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Guy Renzaglia was a beloved father, grandfather, 
6family member, friend, teacher, and colleague without compare, 
7and a champion for those in need, with a legacy reaching across 
8southern Illinois and to every corner of our great nation; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Guy enlisted to serve his country during World War 
10II, finished first in the Officer Candidate School in the Army 
11Air Corps, and served with distinction during five years in 
12uniform, and like many of his peers in the Greatest Generation, 
13he returned home and attended college on the GI Bill; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Guy, the son of Italian immigrants, was an 
15accomplished athlete and scholar, a member of the George 
16Washington University Hall of Fame, earned his Bachelor of Arts 
17degree at George Washington University, and his Master's degree 
18in physical education at the University of Minnesota; he 
19subsequently earned his second Master's degree in psychology 
20and his doctorate in counseling psychology; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Guy had a vision to provide support to underserved 
 
 
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1persons and applied his determination and wisdom to develop the 
2Rehabilitation Institute at Southern Illinois 
3University-Carbondale, making it one of the few universities in 
4the country at the time to provide services for the blind, 
5deaf, and persons using wheelchairs; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Through his strength and charisma the 
7Rehabilitation Institute became a nationally acclaimed program 
8which trained more than 1,000 professionals in rehabilitation 
9and mental health services; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Guy retired from 23 years of service to Southern 
11Illinois University-Carbondale and at the age of 60 started a 
12partnership with two friends, Ted Wichman and Skip Cosgrove, 
13and began a vineyard and winery later known as Alto Vineyards; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, People from across the globe have come to southern 
16Illinois to sample the brilliant wines and warm hospitality of 
17Alto Vineyards, seeing and tasting for themselves the labor of 
18love which Guy passed along to his son Paul Renzaglia, a love 
19for life and for people which is evident in every delicious 
20sip; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Alto Vineyards has served as the model for dozens 
22of other wineries and as the birthplace of the wine industry in 
 
 
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1Illinois; the State now boasts some 90 working wineries and 
2hundreds of acres of vineyards, bringing Illinois national 
3respect as a wine producing region enjoyed by thousands of 
4visitors each year; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Our hearts are heavy but we rejoice in the time 
6Guy Renzaglia shared in our lives, we are comforted by the 
7knowledge that Guy's memory will never leave the fertile and 
8beautiful rolling hills of southern Illinois, and the wonderful 
9people of this area and the Southern Illinois University 
10community; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful 
14nation, the passing of Guy Renzaglia; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That that a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Guy Renzaglia as a symbol of our 
17sincere sympathy.