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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Reverend Allan F. Kirk was a jovial Jesuit 
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priest more likely to inspire laughs than fear as a dean of 
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discipline and teacher of Latin at St. Ignatius College 
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Preparatory; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Kirk passed away on August 9, 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The beloved son of the late Aloysius A. and Ann M. 
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(nee Hoare) Kirk, Father Kirk grew up in Chicago and attended 
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Catholic grade schools before graduating from St. Ignatius in 
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1952; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Kirk entered the Milford Novitiate in Ohio 
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when he was 18, earning a degree in Latin and philosophy; he 
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later earned a master's degree in history from Loyola 
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University and did advanced studies in counseling and guidance 
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as well as philosophy; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Kirk was ordained as a priest on June 10, 
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1965; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Father Kirk was dean of students at St. Ignatius 
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on Chicago's Near West Side from 1971 until 1977, then taught 
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at the school until 1990; he later served for 10 years as a 
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chaplain at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood; since 
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2001, he had served as spiritual director, periodical 
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librarian, and switchboard operator at the Jesuit Residence at 
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Loyola University and performed mass on weekends at Ascension 
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Church in Oak Park; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Before coming to St. Ignatius, Father Kirk worked 
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at Catholic high schools in Indianapolis and Cincinnati; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of the Reverend Allan F. Kirk is 
 


 






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deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his 
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cousin, Rose Mary Bohn; and his many colleagues, patients, and 
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countless numbers of former students who will dearly miss his 
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inspiration and compassion; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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the Reverend Allan F. Kirk, and we extend our sincere 
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condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
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him; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family and to St. Ignatius College Prep as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.