SR1028 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Joseph P. Marto of McHenry; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Marto was born in Great Falls, Montana on March 18, 1938; he spent time living in Shelby, Montana and the states of Oregon and Washington, before settling in Sprague, Washington; he entered the seminary in 1954 and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Spokane in 1963, receiving his Master of Divinity degree; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Marto worked in several parishes until he became Diocesan Director of Religious Education; in 1971, he left the active ministry and married Rosemary Gaffney; they settled in Chicago where he attended The John Marshall Law School, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1974, placing in the top 10 of his class; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Marto's legal career began in Springfield as house counsel for the Illinois State Bar Association; he then worked with various firms in Chicago, primarily as a trial attorney for insurance defense firms; he obtained a Real Estate Broker's license in 1976 and owned several apartment buildings; he retired to McHenry in 1989; and

WHEREAS, In retirement, Joseph Marto began a life of volunteering; he organized computer classes for seniors in McHenry Township, prepared free tax returns for seniors through the AARP Tax Aide program, and ran a free legal aide program at Senior Services for several years; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Marto is survived by his wife of 42 years, Rosemary, and by several cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Joseph P. Marto, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Joseph Marto as an expression of our deepest sympathy.