Full Text of SR1065 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kieran J. Phelan Jr. of Oak Park, who | 4 | | passed away on August 4, 2017, at the age of 82; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan, affectionately known as "K.J.", | 6 | | was born in Oak Park to Kieran and Loretta (McMonigle) Phelan | 7 | | on March 7, 1935 and was a lifelong resident of Oak Park and | 8 | | River Forest; he attended St. Giles Grade School and graduated | 9 | | from Fenwick High School in 1953; he graduated from the | 10 | | University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in 1957, where | 11 | | he returned for reunions and which always held a special place | 12 | | in his heart; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan served honorably as a lieutenant in | 14 | | the United States Navy on the U.S.S. Valcour; he continued | 15 | | working for the government with the Central Intelligence Agency | 16 | | in Washington, D.C., a testament to both his civic pride and | 17 | | his broad skill set; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan returned to Oak Park and took over | 19 | | the family business, the Reliable Credit Company, of which he | 20 | | later became the owner; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan retired after a rich and colorful |
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| 1 | | career life in private and government employment, and enjoyed | 2 | | spending his time with his lifelong love, Mary Catherine Phelan | 3 | | and their children and grandchildren, as well as friends who | 4 | | saw "K.J." to be a man with a sharp wit and a broad heart with a | 5 | | passionate zeal for life; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan was preceded in passing by his | 7 | | parents and his brother, Robert McCarthy; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan is survived by his wife, Mary | 9 | | Catherine Phelan; his children, Kieran III (Jacqueline), John | 10 | | (Amy), Martin (Leann), Daniel (Beth), and Molly (John) Griffin; | 11 | | his grandchildren, John, Anne, Kieran IV, Samantha, Katie, Ben, | 12 | | Molly, Joseph, George, Jack, Sarah, Jimmy, Daniel, Michael, | 13 | | Lizzie, and Hannah; and the many family members and friends he | 14 | | touched throughout his long and full life; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Kieran J. Phelan Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Kieran Phelan as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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