HR0613 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize Tony Passero for his generous commitment to the transformation and enrichment of areas in the City of Chicago through his public artwork; and

WHEREAS, Tony Passero was born in Chicago and grew up on the city's North side with his mother, father, and younger sister; he attended the Chicago public grade school, Scammon, and the Catholic high school, Gordon Technical; a self-taught artist, he never attended art school or received formal training; and

WHEREAS, Tony Passero founded the TribeAgency, an advertising agency based out of Chicago; he is the lead creative director and CEO; he is also a celebrated graphic designer and has created work for many companies, including Dreamworks, Sony Music, Manchester United, Sears, and Taco Bell; and

WHEREAS, Tony Passero has contributed to numerous worldwide charities and countless local benevolences, such as the AIDSWalk, Chicago Gateway Green, Chicago Fire Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and United Way; he is a chair on the boards of several charities and community organizations, including Arts Alive Chicago, Alderman's Arts Advisory Committee, Independence Park Advisory Council, Foundation For A Better Life, and the Northwest Arts Connection; and

WHEREAS, Tony Passero envisions possibilities where others see filthy expressway viaducts or bleak train station walls; he notes places in the city that could use a transformation and improves the area by creating public art in the form of murals; the majority of his city mural work is self-funded; he donates his time and ideas, and also files appropriate paperwork with aldermen and transportation officials while building bridges with community members; and

WHEREAS, Tony Passero has conceived and painted his own murals at various locations in Chicago, including the Whoot Mural on Belmont Avenue, the Manifest Mural at the Pulaski Blue Line exit, the CrossCuts Mural at the Addison Kennedy Expressway Exit, the Positive Babel Mural at the Irving Park Metra Station, the Jumbo Jet Mural along the Kennedy Expressway, the Spin Cycles at 6 Corners Shopping District; the Colorribean Mural on Case Avenue, ad the Hep Cat Mural on Cicero Avenue; he also participated as one of the lead artists on the Addison and Avondale Mural and Police Memorial Mural on Montrose; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Tony Passero on his generous and inspiring contributions to the betterment of neighborhoods in the City of Chicago and the lives of his fellow Chicagoans, and we encourage him to continue envisioning possibilities; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Tony Passero as an expression of our esteem and respect.