Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0974 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
5	5	3 to learn of the death of Michael "Mike" Perricone, of
6	6	4 Riverside who passed away on December 9, 2023 at the age of 72;
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8	8	6 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone was born in Brooklyn, New York on
9	9	7 December 26, 1950; he attended Brooklyn Technical High School
10	10	8 and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he developed his
11	11	9 interest in science, engineering, and writing; and
12	12	10 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone spent his early career in
13	13	11 journalism in Troy and Albany, New York; he later moved to
14	14	12 Chicago, where he began covering the Chicago Blackhawks for
15	15	13 the Chicago Sun-Times in 1977; and
16	16	14 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone covered more than 1,200 National
17	17	15 Hockey League (NHL) games over 12 years; while traveling the
18	18	16 country with the Blackhawks, he developed close connections
19	19	17 with players and coaches, who appreciated his passion for the
20	20	18 team; and
21	21	19 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone was well-respected and appreciated
22	22	20 by his peers in journalism; he encouraged and supported new
23	23	21 reporters at the Chicago Sun-Times and developed friendships
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32	32	1 with fellow reporters from rival papers; and
33	33	2 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone met his wife, Joan Vanderbeck,
34	34	3 when responding to a personal ad in Chicago Magazine with a
35	35	4 list of his favorite books in 1986; they connected instantly
36	36	5 upon their first meeting for a date at the Music Box Theatre,
37	37	6 marrying just 14 months later; and
38	38	7 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone left his position covering
39	39	8 professional hockey to take care of his daughter, Jenny, in
40	40	9 1989; he turned his experiences as a stay-at-home father into
41	41	10 his column "Jenny's Dad" for the Chicago Sun-Times; he later
42	42	11 compiled these columns into his book titled "From Deadlines to
43	43	12 Diapers: Journal of an At-Home Father", for which he made an
44	44	13 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show; and
45	45	14 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone returned to his career in writing,
46	46	15 and interest in science, as a member of the communications
47	47	16 staff at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia; he
48	48	17 worked at Fermilab for nearly 10 years as a senior writer and
49	49	18 science editor; and
50	50	19 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone helped launch Symmetry Magazine in
51	51	20 2004, serving as executive editor and sharing his favorite
52	52	21 books on particle physics and astrophysics; and
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63	63	1 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone loved sharing his knowledge of
64	64	2 science and physics with others; he authored "The Big Bang" to
65	65	3 connect an audience of young adults to the origins of the
66	66	4 universe; and
67	67	5 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone continued writing after his
68	68	6 retirement, working on a book for young adults, titled
69	69	7 "Caged", about a star high school hockey player struggling
70	70	8 with depression; and
71	71	9 WHEREAS, Mike Perricone is survived by his wife, Joan
72	72	10 Vanderbeck, and his daughter, Jenny Perricone; therefore, be
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74	74	12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
75	75	13 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
76	76	14 Michael "Mike" Perricone and extend our sincere condolences to
77	77	15 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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