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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kieran Phelan was preceded in passing by his |
| 7 | | parents and his brother, Robert McCarthy; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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