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92_HR0165
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Camillo Volini, who passed away on
5 March 1, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Volini was born on Chicago's Near North
7 Side, the son of the late Dr. Italo Volini, one of the
8 founders of the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola
9 University; he attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary and
10 graduated from Loyola University and Loyola Law School; he
11 worked on the staff of Poetry magazine from 1958 to 1960 as
12 an assistant editor and contributor; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Volini began his legal career in the
14 Chicago's corporation counsel office in the late 1950s; in
15 1968, he was appointed special prosecutor in a case involving
16 demonstrators charged with crimes at the 1968 Democratic
17 National Convention; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. Volini opened a private practice in the
19 Edgewater community during the 1980s; both he and his wife,
20 former Alderman of the 48th Ward, Marion Kennedy Volini, were
21 active in local politics; and
22 WHEREAS, In an effort to help his community, Mr. Volini
23 was active in federal court seeking scattered-site public
24 housing throughout the city; he worked on cases aimed at
25 ridding the community of slum landlords; he often handled
26 cases pro bono for many of the families in the Edgewater
27 community; and
28 WHEREAS, The passing of Camillo Volini will be deeply
29 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
30 Marion; his children, Michael Volini, Marion Moore, David
31 Volini, Marcella Landis, and Monica Volini; and his nine
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1 grandchildren; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we mourn, along with all who knew him, the death of Camillo
5 Volini of Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Camillo Volini with our sincere
8 condolences.