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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RENATO GUERINO TURANO, IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom called Renato Guerino Turano from our midst on December 5, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was the loving husband of the late Patricia Ann, nee Filishio, for 54 years; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was the devoted father of Lisa Turano, Renee (Robert) Novelle, and Mario (Wanda) Turano; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was the beloved grandfather of Renzo, Nico, Reno, Malina, Gabriella, Alessandra, Gioia, Renato, and Rocco; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was the cherished son of the late Mariano and the late Assunta, nee Filice, Turano and the dear brother of Umberto "Tony" (Eugenia) Turano and Giancarlo (Karen) Turano; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was born in Calabria, Italy, in 1942. In the late 1950s he left Italy with his family and moved to Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano received a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA from the University of Chicago and an Honorary Doctorate in Letters from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano collaborated with his father and brothers to make the Turano Baking Company in Berwyn into the enterprise that it is today. Renato Turano served as the Chairman of the Board for Campagna-Turano Bakery, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, Renato Turano was elected senator of the Republic of Italy, representing Italian citizens of the newly formed electoral district of North and Central America; and
WHEREAS, Senatore Turano worked to address a variety of important issues impacting Italians living abroad; and
WHEREAS, before his election, Senatore Turano built an extensive career in public service and presided over the Columbian Club of Chicago, the Calabresi in America Organization, the Italian American Chamber of Commerce-Midwest, and Casa Italia; and
WHEREAS, Senatore Turano also represented the Midwest Chamber on the Assocamerestero, an association of 76 Italian chambers of commerce around the world, and he served for ...
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