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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Ellen Reardon, |
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| formerly of Oak Park, on December 8, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reardon, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
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| John Lenehan Stack, was born in Utica, New York; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon was a graduate of the Oswego College |
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| in New York; she was one of the first lay teachers at St. Giles |
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| School in Oak Park, where she taught first grade for 15 years; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon deeply touched the lives of her many |
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| students, certainly none more so than a first-grader named Don |
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| Harmon, whom she employed for years thereafter, cutting grass, |
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| shoveling snow, and performing odd jobs; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon was preceded in death by her parents, |
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| Mr. and Mrs. John Lenehan Stack; her husband, Douglas W. |
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| Reardon; and her brothers, Edward, John, and William Stack; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reardon's passing was deeply felt by |
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| many, especially her daughter and her son-in-law, Mary Lynda |
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| and Michael Harrigan; her grandchildren, Alexis and Michael |
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| Harrigan; and her many friends and family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Mary Ellen |
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| Reardon; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Mary Ellen Reardon as an expression |
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| of our sorrow for their loss.
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