CONGK4 TULA TIONS EXTENDED TO SAM CANNIZZARO ON RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF MERIT BY THE
SIC1LLIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
WHEREAS, Sam F. Cannizzaro, a family law attorney and partner of the respected Chicago law firm of Birnbaum, Haddon, Gelfman & Arnous, LLC. is the proud and well deserved recipient of the 2018 Medal of Merit by the Sicilian American Cultural Association; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this special occasion by the Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, On Sunday, September 16, 2018, the Sicilian American Cultural Association (SACA) will host a luncheon honoring Sam Cannizzaro, President-Elect and Past President of the SACA, to present him with the 2018 Medal of Merit; and
WHEREAS, Sam began his employment at Monastero's Ristorante, the birthplace and driving force of SACA, as a busboy and singing waiter. For the past 15 years, Sam has been incredibly involved with the SACA including serving as President for two years and most recently served as Sergeant at Arms. He worked effortlessly promoting the organization, increasing the membership and furthering its charitable goals; and,
WHEREAS, Sam has been very involved in many other professional, charitable and civic activities. He served multiple terms on the Illinois State Bar's Association Assembly including as committee chairperson, the Chicago Bar Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of American. Sam recently received the Justinian Society of Lawyers' prestigious Judge Gerald L. Sbarboro Award for mentoring younger lawyers; and
WHEREAS, Sam volunteered as a moot court judge on behalf of several associations in gratitude for the moot court experiences he had as a law student at Loyola University School of Law. A true beneficiary of the Jesuit educational experience, he also graduated from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Business and Loyola Academy High School in Wilmette, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, As if life wasn'...
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