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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of James M. "Bing" Kane
of Joliet, who 
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passed away on November 30, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James M. "Bing" Kane
was born in Joliet and a 
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lifelong resident; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Kane was a lifelong member of St. Patrick 
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Catholic Church; he was a  graduate of Joliet Catholic High 
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School Class of 1948, and Loyola University Dental School Class 
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of 1955; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served two years in Japan, as a Captain in the 
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United States
Air Force from 1955 to 1957; he opened his dental 
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practice in Joliet in 1958, and retired in 1996; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita (nee 
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Birkey); his parents, John Joseph and Cecilia Kane; one 
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granddaughter, Kathleen Piercy; and his three brothers, 
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William, Richard, and Gerald; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Kane is survived by his six children, Dr. 
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James (Michelle) Kane, Patrick Kane, Ann Piercy, Jennifer (Vic) 
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Howard, Julie (Dan) Okruhlica, and Dr. John "Mitch" (Jody) 
 


 






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Kane; his fifteen grandchildren, Kelly, Matt, Tim, Owen, Molly, 
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and Maggie Kane, Christopher, Brendan, Elizabeth, and Annalise 
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Kane, Collin, Megan, and Erin Piercy, and Connor and Grace 
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Okruhlica; his three brothers, Jack (Ann) Kane, Dr. Thomas

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(Merrily) Kane, and Dr. Robert Kane; his sister, MaryCele
(Jim) 
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Doyle; his two sisters-in-law, Kathryn (Henry) Offerman and 
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Jeanne (William) Rourke; and his numerous nieces, nephews, and 
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special friends, Dr. George and Marge Osterberger; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Dr. James "Bing" Kane; 
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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 Dr. James "Bing" Kane as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.