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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John J. 
4"Jack" Lanigan Sr., who passed away on December 2, 2018; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Lanigan was born on February 27, 1927; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, John Lanigan founded Mi-Jack Products from his 
7home in a south suburb of Chicago in 1954; over time, Mi-Jack 
8became a multinational corporation providing machinery and 
9solutions for the transportation and material handling 
10industries worldwide; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Early on, Mi-Jack distributed self-propelled 
12rubber tired gantry cranes and focused on the railroads and 
13ports of the United States; in the early 1980s, Mi-Jack 
14purchased the manufacturing rights to the cranes it had been 
15selling, which helped open up new national and international 
16markets; today, Mi-Jack is recognized worldwide as an industry 
17leader and innovator; corporate headquarters remain in Hazel 
18Crest; in addition, the company maintains four regional 
19operations headquarters, five sales offices, and over 60 
20intermodal terminals; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, John Lanigan's business philosophy was simple, 
 
 
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1and his company worked to be the leader in any market it 
2served; he believed in treating his old customers like new ones 
3and also exceeding the expectations of his customers; and
  
 


  
4    WHEREAS, John Lanigan was the beloved husband of Patricia 
5(Lynch) Lanigan, the loving father of Jack Jr. (Laura), Michael 
6(Mary Kay), William (Donna), and Daniel (Jill) Lanigan, the 
7devoted grandfather of 11, the cherished great-grandfather of 
821, the fond brother of Patrick and the late Thomas, Miles, 
9Catherine Dillon, and Margaret Delis, and the kind uncle of 
10many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
13mourn the passing of John J. "Jack" Lanigan Sr. and extend our 
14sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
15and loved him; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of John Lanigan as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.