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SR0480 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of James Joseph "Jim" Flanagan; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan was born to Joe and Eileen Flanagan | ||||||
| 5 | on January 5, 1946; he spent his youth at Kennedy Park, and he | ||||||
| 6 | graduated from St. Cajetan Elementary School and Brother Rice | ||||||
| 7 | High School, both in Chicago; he married Sandy Dunne in 1969, | ||||||
| 8 | and they raised five children on Seeley Avenue; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan had a long career as a carpenter, | ||||||
| 10 | and he was a proud member of Carpenters Union Local 13; outside | ||||||
| 11 | of work, he was always working on projects or building | ||||||
| 12 | something for family, friends, and neighbors; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan was a collections counter and | ||||||
| 14 | parishioner at St. Barnabas Parish, and he served as a | ||||||
| 15 | precinct captain for the 19th Ward for many years; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan coached Little League baseball | ||||||
| 17 | during his younger years, and he became a founding member of | ||||||
| 18 | the Bulls Baseball Club; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan and his wife, Sandy, celebrated | ||||||
| 20 | their 50th wedding anniversary in 2019 with a family trip to | ||||||
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| 1 | Wisconsin, where he enjoyed spending time with his entire | ||||||
| 2 | family and listening to and singing all of his favorite songs; | ||||||
| 3 | and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan was a very proud grandfather, and he | ||||||
| 5 | often bestowed his many jokes and puns upon his grandchildren; | ||||||
| 6 | he will be remembered for bringing a smile to everyone's face | ||||||
| 7 | whenever he was in the room; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Jim Flanagan was the husband of Sandy; the father | ||||||
| 9 | of Jeanne, Joey, Peggy, Bridget, and Jim; the grandfather of | ||||||
| 10 | 14; and the younger brother of Maureen, Pegi, and Nancy; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | James Joseph "Jim" Flanagan and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 15 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 16 | it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Jim Flanagan as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||