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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | ||||||
| 3 | saddened to learn of the death of Francis F. Crivello of Alton, | ||||||
| 4 | who died on July 20, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello was born in Alton on March 4, | ||||||
| 6 | 1916, to Michael and Mary (Caito) Crivello; he married Alma | ||||||
| 7 | "Maxine" Blaine on August 27, 1947; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello joined the U.S. Army to serve his | ||||||
| 9 | country on December 22, 1942; he had his basic training at | ||||||
| 10 | Cheyene, Wyoming, and further training at Shenango, | ||||||
| 11 | Pennsylvania, and Newport News, Virginia; he was ordered to | ||||||
| 12 | Casablanca, Morocco, and then sent to Oran, Algiers, and | ||||||
| 13 | finally reached Sicily, Italy; his unit, the Fifth Army Company | ||||||
| 14 | 448, invaded Naples in June 1943, and fought all through Italy; | ||||||
| 15 | he took part in the invasion of Anzio and then proceeded to | ||||||
| 16 | Rome, Peambino, Milan, and then to Austria where the war ended; | ||||||
| 17 | he returned to Alton in October of 1945; he was stationed at | ||||||
| 18 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, during the Korean War; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello worked at Union Electric for over | ||||||
| 20 | 40 years and retired in 1982; his main hobbies were airplanes | ||||||
| 21 | and antique cars; he was a member of the Alton Antique Car | ||||||
| 22 | Association, a private pilot, and a familiar face at the | ||||||
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| 1 | regional airport; his life's highlight was being able to take | ||||||
| 2 | the World War II Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 4 | parents, Michael and Mary Crivello; his wife, Alma "Maxine" | ||||||
| 5 | Blaine; his brothers, Anthony, Gasper, William, Joseph, Leo | ||||||
| 6 | "Pip", and George; and his sisters, Josephine Caldarera, Mona | ||||||
| 7 | Englebrech, Virginia St. Cin, and Lucia Kasten; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Francis Crivello is survived by his daughters, | ||||||
| 9 | Nancy K. (Larry) Dallas, Marsha Crivello, and Marilee | ||||||
| 10 | Carivello; his son, Michael (Julia Tai) Crivello; his | ||||||
| 11 | grandchildren, Andrea Crivello, Sean Crivello, Merric (Becca) | ||||||
| 12 | Shank, Allegra Shank, Rick Wooley, Roger (Dee) Wooley, and | ||||||
| 13 | Carolina Stark; his seven great-grandchildren and three | ||||||
| 14 | great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Eugene (Virginia) | ||||||
| 15 | Crivello; and his dear friend, Mona Wilson; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Francis Crivello, and we extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Francis Crivello as an expression of | ||||||
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| 1 | our deepest sympathy.
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