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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 Porter McNeil of Moline, who passed |
| 4 | | away on September 12, 2025; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Porter McNeil, the son of Donald and Nancy |
| 6 | | McNeil, was born in Moline on December 5, 1959; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Moline High School in 1978; he received a bachelor's |
| 8 | | degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and a |
| 9 | | master's degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the |
| 10 | | University of Illinois at Springfield; he married Mary Carlin |
| 11 | | in Davenport, Iowa on September 23, 1989; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Porter McNeil worked as a public affairs and |
| 13 | | communications consultant for dozens of political campaigns, |
| 14 | | including serving as a communications consultant for the |
| 15 | | Democratic Party of Illinois in 2024 and as Illinois |
| 16 | | communications director for the Kerry-Edwards presidential |
| 17 | | campaign in 2004; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Porter McNeil appeared on WHBF-TV's Sunday |
| 19 | | political talk show 4 the Record 70 times since 2016, and he |
| 20 | | also served on the Rock Island County Board; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Porter McNeil loved spending time at the family |
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| 1 | | cottage on Lake Michigan, enjoying quiet mornings on the porch |
| 2 | | with his coffee and newspapers and endless summer days spent |
| 3 | | swimming, sailing, taking in sunsets, and making connections |
| 4 | | with family and friends; he was an avid swimmer, hitting the |
| 5 | | 100 plus mile club at the Moline YMCA several years in a row |
| 6 | | and competing in various Masters meets over the years; he was |
| 7 | | also a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Porter McNeil's eternal positivity, loyalty, and |
| 9 | | knack for finding common ground with all he encountered forged |
| 10 | | a myriad of connections and valued friendships; his life was |
| 11 | | grounded by his love of family and his strong conviction to do |
| 12 | | good; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Porter McNeil was |
| 14 | | survived by his wife, Mary; his children, James (Michelle) |
| 15 | | McNeil, Jack (Kamelotte) McNeil, and Ellie McNeil; one |
| 16 | | grandson; his siblings, Mitch (Pam) McNeil, Doug McNeil, Chris |
| 17 | | (Annie) McNeil, and Liz (Jerry) Gill; and many nieces, |
| 18 | | nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 21 | | Porter McNeil and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 23 | | further
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