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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 Thomas J. Riley Jr. of |
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| Joliet on Friday, September 8, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Riley and his wife, Brenda, moved to Joliet in |
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| 1969, when they were married; and
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| WHEREAS, He dedicated himself to helping veterans after |
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| serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he became a |
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| member of American Legion Post 935 in Manhattan, his hometown; |
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| even in retirement, he continued to go to his hometown for |
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| meals, to visit friends, and to volunteer; and
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| WHEREAS, He served in various leadership roles as a member |
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| of the Will County American Legion post; he was his post's |
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| squad leader for the honor guard, its chaplain, and a volunteer |
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| bus driver, taking veterans from Joliet to a Maywood hospital; |
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| he also recruited youngsters to participate in an American |
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| Legion program about government; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Riley volunteered for honor guard squads at |
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| Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood; he was among a |
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| handful of original volunteers still serving there, where he |
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| recorded 800 volunteer hours; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Will County Veterans |
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| Assistance Commission, an election judge, a volunteer |
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| firefighter in Manhattan, and a youth baseball coach; he was |
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| the grand marshal for the parade at Manhattan's Irish Fest in |
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| 2005; he was an avid fan of the Cubs and Notre Dame; therefore, |
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| 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 |