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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 Thomas Edward "Tom" Mulligan Jr., |
| 4 | | formerly of Bloomington, who passed away on July 8, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan was born in Glen Ellyn to Mildred |
| 6 | | Patch and Thomas Edward Mulligan Sr. on March 27, 1927; he |
| 7 | | graduated from Glenbard High School and served in the U.S. Army |
| 8 | | from June of 1945 to November of 1946; he attended Albion |
| 9 | | College in Michigan and graduated from the University of |
| 10 | | Michigan in 1951 with an accounting degree; he married Alice |
| 11 | | Weaver Fairbank on July 26, 1952; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan was a certified public accountant and |
| 13 | | had a long career with FS Services (later Growmark); he moved |
| 14 | | to Bloomington with the company when it relocated its corporate |
| 15 | | headquarters and rose through the ranks, retiring as chief |
| 16 | | financial officer in 1986; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan was a member of the Second |
| 18 | | Presbyterian Church and served in the finance office and as a |
| 19 | | trustee; he was involved on various foundation boards, |
| 20 | | including the United Way of Bloomington-Normal and the Western |
| 21 | | Avenue Community Center; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan enjoyed golf and tennis throughout |
| 2 | | much of his life and had four holes-in-one; he and Alice |
| 3 | | enjoyed traveling and took their children to visit national |
| 4 | | parks across the U.S.; they spent many winters in their Tucson |
| 5 | | home and easily made friends; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan loved being a grandparent and wanted |
| 7 | | his family's bonds to endure, taking family trips and building |
| 8 | | a family haven at Green Lake, Wisconsin in 1978; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom Mulligan is survived by his children, Jeannie |
| 10 | | Mulligan (Jim) Swanson, Bill (Peggy) Mulligan, and Nancy |
| 11 | | Mulligan (Kent) Anderson; his grandchildren, Carrie and |
| 12 | | Michael (Falohn) Swanson, Melissa Swanson (Andy) Juvinall, |
| 13 | | Katie, Danny, and Kelly Mulligan, Jenny Anderson (Brock) |
| 14 | | Buttrick, and Brandt and David Anderson; his sister, Carolyn |
| 15 | | (Phil) Guhl; and five great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Thomas Edward "Tom" Mulligan Jr., and extend our sincere |
| 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 20 | | him; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Tom Mulligan as an expression of our |