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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Cipriano "Cip" Siete of Elgin, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on April 21, 2017 at the age of 86; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete was one of 14 children; he joined | ||||||
| 6 | the United States Air Force and was stationed in New Mexico for | ||||||
| 7 | four years, before returning to Elgin; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete joined the Elgin Police Department | ||||||
| 9 | in 1958, becoming its first Hispanic police officer; he retired | ||||||
| 10 | as a sergeant in 1981 and worked as head of security for Sears | ||||||
| 11 | at Spring Hill Mall until 1993 when he joined the Kane County | ||||||
| 12 | Sheriff's Office to work courthouse security; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete went out of his way to reach out to | ||||||
| 14 | Hispanics, encouraging them to get involved in civic matters, | ||||||
| 15 | and even driving them to the voting polls at election time; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete made sure that if a child waved at | ||||||
| 17 | him, he waved back; he always carried lollipops in his pocket | ||||||
| 18 | to show that police are good people; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete enjoyed golf, gardening, and | ||||||
| 20 | watching Western films; he was active in Club Guadalupano of | ||||||
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| 1 | Elgin, which gave him its first community service award 40 | ||||||
| 2 | years ago; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete was known for his acts of kindness, | ||||||
| 4 | such as buying winter coats for the children of a Sears | ||||||
| 5 | customer who was down on her luck, and ordering cakes from | ||||||
| 6 | Herb's Bakery in Elgin to celebrate the birthdays of judges and | ||||||
| 7 | lawyers; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Cipriano Siete is survived by his wife, Linda; his | ||||||
| 9 | daughters, Rebecca (Mike) Zimmermann, Cathy Rae Siete, Alice | ||||||
| 10 | (Keith) Nevel, Cip (Roz) Siete Jr., Dennis (Jeanne) Siete, | ||||||
| 11 | Stephanie Siete, and Sarah (Andre) Filardo; Linda's daughter, | ||||||
| 12 | Lindsay (Chris) Jensen; his sister, Rafaela Perez; his brother, | ||||||
| 13 | Joseph Siete; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 14 | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | Cipriano "Cip" Siete, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 18 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to the family of Cipriano Siete as an expression of | ||||||
| 22 | our deepest sympathy.
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