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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Patrick Raymond Hegarty of Oak Park, |
| 4 | | who passed away on April 21, 2023 at 56 years old; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty was born to Edward and Mary |
| 6 | | Frances Hegarty in Oak Park on October 31, 1966; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Oak Park River Forest High School; he then enlisted in the |
| 8 | | U.S. Marine Corps, serving four years as a rifleman; he was |
| 9 | | stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and at the Naval |
| 10 | | Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, among other |
| 11 | | assignments and locations; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty married Catherine Helmke on |
| 13 | | August 11, 1990; they had two daughters, Erica and Stephanie; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty spent most of his professional |
| 16 | | career at McDonald's, where he earned the President's Award, |
| 17 | | which acknowledges the top 1% of employees; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty was known in his family for his |
| 19 | | bad jokes and animated recitation of "The Cremation of Sam |
| 20 | | McGee", both inspired by his Uncle Ray; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty enjoyed spending time outdoors |
| 2 | | and traveling to national parks, specifically Arches National |
| 3 | | Park, even naming his camper van "Archie"; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty was preceded in death by his |
| 5 | | parents and his brother-in-law, Joseph Williams; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Hegarty is survived by his wife; his |
| 7 | | daughters, Erica (Thurman) Fogleman and Stephanie; his |
| 8 | | brothers, Edward (Cindy), Michael (Diane), Daniel (Kathy), |
| 9 | | Christopher (Amy Nelson), and Terrence; his sisters, Maureen |
| 10 | | (Dan) Kruszynski, RoseAnn (Jim) Vonesh, Kathleen (Robert) |
| 11 | | Burdett, Mary Pat (Joseph) Williams, and Mary Rose (Gerard) |
| 12 | | Crimmins; and his nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Patrick Raymond Hegarty and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 16 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Patrick Hegarty as an expression of |
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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