|
| | SR0291 | | LRB103 32369 LAW 61781 r |
|
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of former Illinois State Senator Timothy |
| 4 | | F. "Tim" Degnan of Oak Brook; and
|
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Degnan was born in Chicago; he attended St. |
| 6 | | Ignatius High School, the University of Illinois, and the |
| 7 | | Illinois Institute of Technology; and
|
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tim Degnan began his career with the City of |
| 9 | | Chicago in the information technology department and was named |
| 10 | | acting commissioner of the streets and sanitation department |
| 11 | | in 1979; and
|
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After Richard M. Daley was elected Cook County |
| 13 | | State's Attorney in 1980, Tim Degnan was appointed to succeed |
| 14 | | Daley in the 81st General Assembly by the 23rd District |
| 15 | | Democratic Legislative Committee; he served in the Illinois |
| 16 | | Senate as a Democrat from 1980 to 1989; and
|
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After Richard M. Daley was elected Mayor of |
| 18 | | Chicago, Tim Degnan left the Illinois Senate to serve as |
| 19 | | Daley's director of intergovernmental affairs, where he played |
| 20 | | a key role in obtaining state legislative approval for the $1 |
| 21 | | billion McCormick Place expansion, raising more than $205 |
|
| | SR0291 | - 2 - | LRB103 32369 LAW 61781 r |
|
|
| 1 | | million in state funds for local pavement resurfacing and |
| 2 | | forging a reliable majority in the city council; and
|
| 3 | | WHEREAS, As a respected businessman and public servant, |
| 4 | | Tim Degnan was known for his keen insight and his ability to |
| 5 | | help find a consensus on issues; he will be remembered as an |
| 6 | | astute man with a generous heart, always quietly giving to his |
| 7 | | family and countless others; and
|
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tim Degnan was preceded in death by his wife, |
| 9 | | Sandra; his parents, Francis J. and Bernice (Hogan) Degnan; |
| 10 | | and his brothers, Richard and Robert; and
|
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tim Degnan is survived by his children, Julie, |
| 12 | | Timothy (Sue), Patricia (Dan) Woods, Jack (Liza), Michael |
| 13 | | (Amy), and Daniel (Cindi); his grandchildren, Samantha (Mike |
| 14 | | Owcarz), Daniel (Julia) Woods, Michael Woods, Caitlyn, Emily, |
| 15 | | Maggie, Erin, Lexi, Lindsay, Makayla, Maura, Meghan, Grace, |
| 16 | | and Addison; his brother, Patrick; and his many nieces and |
| 17 | | nephews; therefore, be it
|
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 20 | | Timothy F. "Tim" Degnan and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 22 | | further
|