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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
James "Jim" Pesoli, who passed away on 
4September 13, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1989, James Pesoli founded Icon Electrical 
6Contractors, Inc., a commercial contracting company that has 
7developed countless buildings and communities throughout Cook 
8County and the surrounding counties; as an electrician by 
9trade, he had a passion for creating something that could be 
10appreciated throughout time; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, James Pesoli was a four-time cancer survivor who 
12never stopped smiling through his life; in 1985, he founded 
13Kids Fight Cancer, a non-profit organization dedicated to 
14improving the lives of children and families afflicted with 
15cancer; over the years, he was nicknamed "The Fairy Godfather"; 
16countless friends, colleagues, and members of the public 
17throughout the United States believed in his passion, his 
18motivation, the charity's mission, and his message to 
19"Celebrate Life"; and

  
 
20    WHEREAS, James Pesoli is survived by his high school 
21sweetheart and wife of 34 years, Susan Pesoli; his sons, Jim 
22Pesoli, Esq. and Joe Pesoli; his daughter-in-law Michelle 
 
 
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1Pesoli; his grandchildren, Dominic James Pesoli and Luciana 
2Grace Pesoli; his parents, James and Angeline "Babe" Pesoli; 
3his sisters, AnnMarie Bartee and Patricia Masini; his 
4brothers-in-law, Craig Toblesky, Robert Bartee, and John 
5Masini; his nieces and nephews, John, Shannon, Anthony, 
6Jennifer, Bob, Vanessa, Bryan, Jessica, and Aleksa; and his 
7grand-nieces and grand-nephews, Marissa, Monica, Isabella, 
8Jack, Joe, Alyssa, Gianna, Lauren, Charlie, and Danny; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
12his family and friends, the passing of James "Jim" Pesoli; and 
13be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of James Pesoli as an expression of our 
16sympathy.