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Illinois Senate Bill SR0091 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 J. Sam Garnati of Herrin, who passed
6	6	4 away on January 2, 2025; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati, the son of Sylvia (Pellegrini)
8	8	6 Garnati and Charles Garnati, was born in Herrin on November
9	9	7 15, 1923; he attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated
10	10	8 from Herrin High School in 1942; he served in the U.S. Army
11	11	9 during World War II from March 1943 to March 1946, and he was
12	12	10 stationed overseas for 18 months; he first served in the First
13	13	11 Army and then was transferred to General George S. Patton's
14	14	12 Third Army Division, beginning his military career as an
15	15	13 infantryman and later serving as an ambulance driver; he
16	16	14 married Helen Hemlock at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic
17	17	15 Church in Herrin on April 13, 1944, and she preceded him in
18	18	16 death on March 27, 2000; and
19	19	17 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati joined the Illinois State Police in
20	20	18 March 1949, and he was promoted to corporal in 1959 and then
21	21	19 sergeant in 1964; he later worked as the desk sergeant for
22	22	20 District 13 in DuQuoin until he retired after 34 years of
23	23	21 service on December 31, 1982; and
24	24	22 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati was elected as the first chairman of
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33	33	1 the newly formed Shawnee Division of the Illinois Police
34	34	2 Association (IPA) in 1956; he later served as president of the
35	35	3 IPA statewide from 1988-1989, becoming the third state trooper
36	36	4 to ever hold this honor during the organization's 100-year
37	37	5 history; he became the first person to be awarded the IPA
38	38	6 Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019; and
39	39	7 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati belonged to several organizations and
40	40	8 participated in numerous community activities; he was a
41	41	9 lifelong member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church,
42	42	10 where he served as a Eucharistic minister; he was a Democratic
43	43	11 precinct committeeman, a member of the Williamson County
44	44	12 Sheriff's Merit Board, a 3rd and 4th degree member of the
45	45	13 Knights of Columbus, an active member of the Herrin American
46	46	14 Legion where he presented the annual American Legion Award to
47	47	15 the 8th grade graduating classes, and a member of the Herrin
48	48	16 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), where he served as head of the
49	49	17 Honor Guard for all military funerals; he participated in the
50	50	18 annual HerrinFesta Italiana activities, serving as the grand
51	51	19 parade marshal in 2002, and he was a member of the Bocce Ball
52	52	20 Committee; and
53	53	21 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati volunteered at the Williamson County
54	54	22 Child Advocacy Center and participated in its annual
55	55	23 fundraiser, Santa's Gift House; he also served on the Herrin
56	56	24 Community Food Pantry Board of Directors; he and his wife,
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67	67	1 Helen, were founding members of the food pantry, and its
68	68	2 building was renamed the Garnati Building in honor of his late
69	69	3 wife in August 2000; and
70	70	4 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati and his wife were named Citizens of
71	71	5 the Year by the Herrin Chamber of Commerce in 1998; and
72	72	6 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati was preceded in death by his wife;
73	73	7 his son, Charles "Chuck" Garnati; his parents; his sisters,
74	74	8 Anna Mae Wells and Rose Smith; and his nephew, Randy Wells; and
75	75	9 WHEREAS, Sam Garnati is survived by his daughter, Dr.
76	76	10 Karla (Dr. Robert L.) Mees; his grandchildren, Scott Mees and
77	77	11 Elizabeth Garnati; and his great-grandchild, Kiley Rigdon;
78	78	12 therefore, be it
79	79	13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
80	80	14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
81	81	15 J. Sam Garnati and extend our sincere condolences to his
82	82	16 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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