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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Emanuel Chilelli of Irving who passed away on December 19, 2012, |
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at the age of 98; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, Emanuel "Dodge" Chilelli was |
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born on June 14, 1914; he worked as a stationary engineer with |
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Wisconsin Steel for 33 years before his retirement in 1973; he and |
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his wife, Marie, then moved to Irving, where they lived for nearly |
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four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chilelli was a fourth degree member of the |
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Knights of Columbus and served as a Grand Knight of Irving Council |
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No. 5243; having witnessed a panorama of change during a historic |
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century, he was a treasured source of wisdom and inspiration for his |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Emanuel Chilelli enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Emanuel Chilelli |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Marie Chilelli; to his daughter, Janet Osburn, and her |
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husband, Tom; to his grandchildren, Kristin Beth and her husband, |
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Michael, and Kerry Osburn and his wife, Stephanie; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Nathan Osburn, Dalaney Beth, and Ethan Beth; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Emanuel |
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Chilelli. |