SR0592 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0592 LRB103 35219 ECR 65201 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Daniel James "Dan" Foley of Oak Park, who passed away on June 14, 2023 at the age of 84; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley was born to Daniel A. Foley and Katharine G. Jennings in 1939; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley graduated as a proud Fenwick Friar in 1957, continuing his education at Loyola University Chicago, where he graduated after a career in the Air Force; additionally, he worked at Midway Airport for Pan American, ensuring that anytime he and his family neared an airport, the conversations would shift to what was happening on the airfield; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley did not identify himself as a stockbroker, preferring the title of investment advisor, spending his career helping individuals invest their funds and assets; he was professionally engaged at all steps of his career, working at Chicago Title, Bacon Whipple, Stifel Nicolaus, the Chicago Corporation, and the Royal Bank of Canada; he was also associated with The Chicago Real Estate Council, The Economic Club of Chicago, and The Bond Club of Chicago, where he served as president during its later years, even having the rocks glasses to prove it; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley was a lifelong devoted Catholic who loved and supported all the social and educational ministries of the Church; he was a longtime member of the St. Giles Family Mass Community along with the Catholic Theological Union on the South Side of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley was fortunate to have the support of a number of lifelong friends who not only introduced him to a career in "The Street" but also to his beloved wife, Kathleen Foley; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley and Kathleen were fortunate to have a home in Palisades Park, Michigan which they updated into a modern home with a strong Prairie Style influence, inspired by growing up in Oak Park surrounded by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley and Kathleen spent as much time as they could at their Palisades home, enjoying the beauty of the fall and winter, where countless happy dinners were enjoyed as well as the company of family and friends; and

WHEREAS, Dan Foley is survived by his children, Daniel (Erin) Hansen and Claire (Peter) Hansen; his grandchildren, Connor, William, and Paul; and his many other family members, friends, fellow Friars, and the Oak Park residents whom he knew and loved; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Daniel "Dan" James Foley and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dan Foley as an expression of our deepest sympathy.