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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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| learned with regret of the death of Kevin T. Kendrigan of |
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| Arlington Heights on Monday, June 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kendrigan was born on February 23, 1946, in |
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| Chicago, to Michael J. and Mary A. (nee Kelly) Kendrigan; he |
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| married Catherine A. Nemchock on September 12, 1970; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kendrigan served as director of the Northwest |
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| Special Recreation Association (NWSRA) from its inception in |
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| 1974 until his retirement in December of 2003; the NWSRA is a |
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| cooperative of 16 park districts and provides community access |
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| and leisure services for individuals experiencing a disabling |
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| condition; he was the president of the Special Leisure Services |
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| Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides |
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| additional resources to support the efforts of the NWSRA and |
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| the Area 18 Special Olympics program; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kendrigan was a past president of the |
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| Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce and a board member of the |
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| Illinois Special Olympics; he was a member of the Joint |
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| Legislative Committee of Illinois Association of Park |
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| Districts, a member of the Illinois Parks and Recreation |
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| Association, a former member of the National Recreation and |
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| Park Association, and an active member of the St. Viator |
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| Athletic Association; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Kevin Kendrigan has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Catherine A. (nee Nemchock); |
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| his children, Brendan and Caitlin; his siblings, Mary Lou |
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| (James Wagman) Kendrigan, Peggy (Willie Peterson) Kendrigan, |
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| Cathy (Peter Abbott) Kendrigan, Michael (Jackie) Kendrigan, |
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| and James Kendrigan; and his nieces, Leslie Kendrigan, Erin |
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| Kendrigan and Maura Riordan; therefore, be it
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