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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois  House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ann 
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Colette Scanu, who passed away on February 24, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ann Colette Scanu, nee Wahl, was born on September 
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2nd, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio; she was the first born child of 
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Dr. William and Coletta Schertzer Wahl; she graduated from

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Sacred Heart Academy High School in 1945, and then began her 
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studies at Ursuline College, where she earned her Bachelor of 
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Science degree in 1949; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1949 Ann took a job at Cleveland Clinic where 
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she worked as a research assistant for the next decade; it was 
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here that she met Dr. Angelo Scanu, whom she married on June 
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7th, 1958; they settled in Hyde Park, where they raised their 
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two children, Gabriella and Marco; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1971, Ann began working as a part time tutor at 
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St. Thomas the Apostle School and within a few years the 
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position became full-time; at the time of her retirement in the 
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spring of 2004, Ann had been a member of the faculty at St. 
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Thomas for over 32 years, making hers one of the longest 
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teaching careers in the history of the school; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In the middle of her tenure at St. Thomas, Ann 
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Scanu went back to school, earning her Master of Education 
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degree from the University of Chicago in 1979; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ann enjoyed volunteering her time to a number of 
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Chicago organizations, including the Lincoln Park Zoo and the 
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Visitors' Center at the Chicago Cultural Center; she was also a 
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familiar face at the Museum of Science and Industry, where she 
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volunteered for a quarter-century; Ann enjoyed traveling to 
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many corners of the globe, beginning with her first trip to 
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Europe in 1953; Ann visited five of the seven continents during 
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the course of the next half-century; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1984, Ann met her lifelong pen pal during a 
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visit to the town of Yeelanna, Australia, and participated in 
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no fewer than two archeological digs in England and France; Ann 
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loved the scenery, people, and culture of her husband's 
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homeland, Italy, and enjoyed many, many happy times with 
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friends and family in that beautiful country; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ann also loved a good book, a beer, a salty snack, 
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and was eager to share with the ones she loved; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ann Scanu is survived by her husband, Angelo; her 
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daughter, Gabriella (Warren); her son, Marco (Jamie); her two 
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grandsons, Niccolo and Matteo; her sister, Sue; her brother, 
 


 






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Jerry (Phyllis); and her many nieces and nephews; she was 
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preceded in death by her parents and her sister and 
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brother-in-law, Sally and Ralph "Mac" McCool; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Ann 
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Colette Scanu; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Ann Colette Scanu as an expression 
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of our sympathy.