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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ANNUNZIATA "NANCY" PALESE, IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, called Annunziata "Nancy" Scarano Palese from our midst on January 20, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Nancy is perhaps best known for her eponymous pizza franchise and her contributions to Chicago-style pizza history; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Palese was the loving wife of the late Rocco Palese; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Palese was the beloved mother of Ted, Marisa, and Rosa, and was the cherished grandmother of nine; and
WHEREAS, Nancy was born in Brindisi Montagna, a small town in southern Italy, and married Rocco in an arranged marriage in 1948; and
WHEREAS, Nancy and Rocco made pizza in Italy and later emigrated from Italy with their children to the United States in 1969; and
WHEREAS, Nancy and Rocco's first pizza parlor, Guy's Pizza, featured thin-crust pizza, but their friends wanted them to pursue the burgeoning deep-dish pizza; and
WHEREAS, Nancy and Rocco decided instead to introduce their own style of pizza based on Rocco's mother's recipe for scarciedda, an Easter specialty pie. Their "stuffed pizza" included a secret spice blend that was kept under lock and key; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1970s, Nancy and Rocco opened the original Nancy's Pizza in Harwood Heights, "Home of the Original Stuffed Pizza;" and
WHEREAS, within months, Nancy and Rocco realized they had to expand their 35-seat restaurant and soon made room for 140; and
WHEREAS, over the years, Nancy and Rocco worked long hours, always focusing on quality and consistency; and
WHEREAS, Nancy and Rocco eventually sold the business to a customer-turned-employee, and the brand now has 28 locations in Illinois, Missouri, Georgia, and North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, up until recent years when her health declined, Nancy Palese, although shy, could be found holding court at the Nancy's in Niles, the only location still in the family and owned by daughter Marisa and her husband.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE...
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