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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ANN ARDOLINO, 100TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Ann M. Ardolino will celebrate her 100th Birthday on March 14, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Ardolino has witnessed monumental events over the course of her lifetime such as: World War I, Russian Revolution, 1917, First Commercial Radio Station, 1920, Era of Depression, 1929-1939, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, World War II, 1939-1945, Korean War, 1950-1953, Russian Sputnik, 1957, President Kennedy Assassination, November 1963, First Moon Landing July 20, 1969, Vietnam War, 1965-1973, the advent of the internet, the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears in 1985, White Sox World Series Championship in 2005, the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championships, and the dawn of a new Millennium, and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Ardolino was born in Cook County, after her parents Rosario and Elizabeth Coloia came to the United States from their native Italy, and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Ardolino was raised in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood, and was educated at Our Lady of Pompeii, and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Coloia married Frank Ardolino on June 26, 1934, and the couple had four children; Anthony, Mary, Frank, and Michael, and also two nieces she raised as her own, Marlene and Marie, and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Ardolino began her career with the Cook County Department of Corrections in 1965, and worked faithfully and loyally until her retirement in 1979, and
WHEREAS, Ann M. Ardolino is a lifelong Cubs fan, and has spent many fond afternoons at Wrigley Field with her family, and
WHEREAS on March 14, 2014, Ann M. Ardolino celebrates her 100th Birthday in the company of family, friends, neighbors, and all who know her best.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby extend its warmest wishes and congratulations to Ann M. Ardolino on the occasion of her 100th Birthday, and join all who have had the pleasure of her friendship in wishing her still more years of good health and richly deserved happiness, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and an official copy of same be presented to Ann M. Ardolino to commemorate this joyous occasion.
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