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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 sudden passing of John M. 
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Kerivan, Jr., long time resident and former Alderman of the 
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City of Northlake, on April 11, 2004; and


 
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    WHEREAS, John M. Kerivan, Jr., began his service to 
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Northlake as the Third Ward Alderman in 1973 at age 27, making 
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him one of the youngest persons to be elected to office in 
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Northlake; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan was successfully reelected Third Ward 
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Alderman in 1977, 1981, and 1985, and in 1991 he was elected to 
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represent the First Ward; he was a candidate for Mayor in 1993; 
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and


 
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    WHEREAS, He saw many changes in Northlake during his twenty 
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years as Alderman, seeing the city going from having no curbs 
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or storm sewers to having them installed during the city's 
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ambitious improvement program in the 1980s; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan supported efforts to helping control 
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flooding in the city, which made commercial and industrial 
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development possible; and


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan's priority as an Alderman was to make 
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sure that city services were available to residents, and he was 
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always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of John M. Kerivan, Jr., will be 
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deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary Lou; his 
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children, John M. Kerivan III and his fiancé Bev, Dawn M. and 
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her husband Jim Evans, Denise M. Farmer and her fiancé Mike, 
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and Anthony M. Kerivan and his wife Susan; his grandchildren, 
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David and Joseph Farmer, Jaimie and Samantha Evans, and 
 


 






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Genevieve and Anthony Kerivan Jr.; his sisters, Joellyn and her 
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husband Robert Gilleran, and Julee and her husband Richard 
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Mortensen; his loyal canine companion, "Princess"; and his many 
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friends and family; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas; and a 
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sister, Jeanine Jilovec; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of 
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John M. Kerivan, Jr., along with all who knew and loved him and 
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extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and 
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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 John M. Kerivan, Jr., as an 
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expression of our sorrow for their loss.