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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas J.
4"Tom" McAvoy of Hickory Hills, who passed away on December 25,
52018; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy was born in Chicago to Walter C. "Babe"
7and Mary W. (Egan) McAvoy on July 17, 1951; he was raised in
8the Marquette Park neighborhood and graduated from Brother Rice
9High School in 1969; he enlisted in the United States Army in
101970 and served in the Vietnam War, where he was assigned to
11military intelligence, and was awarded the Bronze Star, the
12Soldier of the Month Award, and the U.S. Army Intelligence
13Command Certificate of Achievement; he was honorably
14discharged on June 22, 1973; he earned his degree in political
15science with a minor in sociology from the University of
16Illinois at Chicago in 1976; he then attended Northern Illinois
17University and earned a degree in Public Administration-Urban
18Management and Development; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy held the position of Director of
20Information for the Water Quality Association before assuming
21the role of Chicago Office Manager for the Illinois Department
22of Commerce and Community Affairs; he then worked for the
23Illinois Department of Public Aid, where he was the Pilot

 

 

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1Program Evaluation Consultant; in 1985, he moved to the
2Illinois Department of Transportation, where he held the
3positions of Engineering Technician, Data Systems Specialist,
4and Accident and Data Evaluation Specialist; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy was active in Chicago politics; he
6coordinated the recruitment, training, and assignment of
7volunteer election judges and pollwatchers at Project LEAP; he
8served as the Republican Committeeman for the 15th Ward and as
9a State Representative in the 82nd General Assembly; after
10moving to Hickory Hills, he continued his civic engagement by
11serving as a Republican Precinct Captain with the Palos
12Township Republican Organization and as the 3rd Ward Alderman
13in the City of Hickory Hills, a position he held until 2017;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy was a member of the Hills Chamber of
16Commerce Board of Directors, the Hickory Hills Sertoma Club,
17the National Lincoln Highway Association, the Illinois State
18Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association, the VFW
19Johnson-Phelps Post #5330, and the American Legion
20Darius-Girenas Post #217; he was a former member of the
21Teamster Union, Local 916, the Illinois Lincoln Highway
22Coalition Board of Directors, the Illinois Association of
23Highway Engineers, the Project LEAP Board of Directors, and Pi
24Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Administration,

 

 

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1NIU Chapter; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy received many awards and distinctions,
3including the Exemplary Friend of the Highway Award from the
4National Lincoln Highway Association; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Tom McAvoy is survived by his wife, Erin; his
6stepdaughter, Megan; his nephew, Tim; and the many constituents
7whose lives were improved by his service; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we mourn the passing of Thomas J. "Tom" McAvoy and extend our
11sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
12and loved him; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the family of Tom McAvoy as an expression of our
15deepest sympathy.