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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 Daniel James "Dan" Maher of Joliet, who |
4 | | passed away on January 27, 2019; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Dan Maher was born to James "Shammy" and Rose |
6 | | (Likovic) Maher on March 27, 1930; he was raised in Lockport |
7 | | alongside his brother, Joseph (Della) and sister, Virginia |
8 | | (John) Feldmann; he attended Fairmont Grade School, Lockport |
9 | | Township High School and St. Ambrose University; he served in |
10 | | the United States Army during the Korean conflict and was a |
11 | | Bronze Star recipient; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Dan Maher worked as a Certified Public Accountant |
13 | | in Joliet for 37 years; he was elected Will County Auditor in |
14 | | 1992 and again in 2000; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Dan Maher sat on the board of many organizations, |
16 | | including Habitat for Humanity, United Cerebral Palsy, the |
17 | | Will-Grundy Medical Clinic, the Crisis Line, the Spanish |
18 | | Center, and the Irish-American Society of County Will; he was a |
19 | | member of the Illinois and Will County Conference on Religion |
20 | | and Race in the 1960s; he also served on the school boards of |
21 | | St. Patrick's and Joliet Public Grade School during the period |
22 | | of integration; a lifelong Democrat, he coordinated campaigns |
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1 | | in Will County for many, including John F. Kennedy, Robert F. |
2 | | Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy; and
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3 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Dan Maher received the Will County |
4 | | Democratic Party Lifetime Achievement Award; he was also |
5 | | recognized for his bravery, determination, and patriotism on an |
6 | | Honor Flight in 2017; he saw the best in everyone and never |
7 | | spoke an unkind word; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Dan Maher was the devoted husband of Mary |
9 | | Catherine (Cahill) for 65 years, the loving father of Teresa, |
10 | | Patrick (Donna), John (Dina), James (Ann), Kathleen (Thomas), |
11 | | Kenny, Christine (Patrick Mackey), David, and great friend |
12 | | Laurita "Muff" Lukas, the loving grandfather of Michael, |
13 | | Annmarie (Anton) Pilipenko, Joseph (Mandy), Brian (Emily), |
14 | | Kevin (Lauren), Thomas (Lisa), Margaret (William), Nora, |
15 | | Hannah, Rosemary, Jack (Hannah), Paige (Brett), Brooke (Nick), |
16 | | Danielle, Daniel, Mac, Maxwell, Benjamin, Cameron, and Gianna, |
17 | | the adoring great-grandfather of Eliana and Adelyn, and the |
18 | | loving uncle of 22 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
21 | | Daniel James "Dan" Maher and extend our sincere condolences to |
22 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
23 | | further
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