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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Daniel Edward Costello Jr. of Belleville, 
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who passed away on June 20, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on April 17, 1937, in East St. Louis; 
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he lived the first 18 years of his life in East St. Louis; he 
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graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas on 
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baseball and basketball scholarships; there the "St. Mary Star" 
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met his "San Antonio Rose," Darlene Handley, and they were 
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married September 5, 1959; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He lived the next 25 years in San Antonio as a 
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devout and active member of the Catholic Church; he was 
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President and CEO of Ventura Manufacturing in the 1980s; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For the past 20 years, he lived in Belleville, 
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surrounded by his loving brothers and sisters; he was employed 
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by the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council in St. Louis, 
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Missouri; he loved a good joke and Notre Dame; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel 
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Edward and Elsie, nee Moore, Costello Sr.; and his brother, 
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Joseph Edward Costello; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Daniel Costello Jr. is survived by his son, Daniel 
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Martin (Alina) Costello; his two daughters, Deborah (George) 
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Gaytan and Susan Costello; his seven grandchildren, Ryan, John, 
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Ana, and Rose Costello, Audrey Gaytan, and Kaela and Kelsey 
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Lipo; his loving sisters, Delores (Julio) Gonzalez and Pat 
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Lindsay; his two brothers, Michael T. Costello and United 
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States Congressman Jerry F. (Georgia) Costello; his 
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sister-in-law, Judy Costello; and numerous nieces, nephews, 
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great-nieces and nephews, and extended family; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Daniel Costello Jr.; and 
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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 Daniel Costello Jr. as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.