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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives learned with sadness of the death of Robert |
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| Augusta Avino of Elk Grove Village on November 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Avino was born August 15, 1932; he married |
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| Anne Marie on September 26, 1953; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as a military policeman during the |
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| Korean War, during which time he served as a personal guard to |
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| President Eisenhower; he was initiated into the Chicago |
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| Journeyman Plumbers Local 130 U.A. on December 20, 1955; he |
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| started as an apprentice in 1955 with Franks Mechanical and |
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| went on to serve as general superintendent for 18 years; with |
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| his family he was a proud proprietor of Ramm Plumbing Company |
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| in Elk Grove Village; and
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| WHEREAS, He became an officer of the Chicago Journeyman |
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| Plumbers Local 130 in the 1970s, where he served on the |
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| Examining Board, Finance Committee, Welfare Fund, and Joint |
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| Arbitration Board; he was a delegate for the union at many |
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| national and state conventions; he became a member of the |
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| Plumbing Council of Chicagoland in 1988 and chairman in 1994; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Italian War Veterans |
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| Organization and the Northwest Builders Association; he |
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| enjoyed golf, bridge, and bowling; one of his chief pleasures |
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| in life was spending time with his grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Robert Avino is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved him, especially his wife, Anne Marie; his |
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| children, Robert Jr., Stephen, Mary, and Frank; and his |
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| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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