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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward P. 
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Morrissey of Sandwich, who passed away on August 2, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  He was born on September 18, 1943 in Chicago, the 
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son of Dennis J. and Margaret Scott Morrissey; he married Elsie 
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Campbell in 1984; he was a 1961 graduate of Loyola Academy in 
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Wilmette, where he was co-captain of the football team; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He joined the Jesuit Society of Jesus from 1961 to 
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1968; during his time in the Jesuit seminary at Milford, Ohio, 
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he obtained a bachelor degree in Classics (Latin and Greek); he 
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taught English and Sociology at St. Xavier High School and 
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coached soccer during this time; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Boston College in 1967 with a 
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degree in Philosophy; he received his Juris Doctor in 1974 from 
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Creighton University Law School in Omaha, Nebraska; he 
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practiced law in Elmhurst and was a Cook County Assistant 
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State's Attorney before marrying Elsie (Campbell) in 1984; he 
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practiced family law in Sandwich for 22 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1994, he ran for Circuit Court Judge for the 
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16th Judicial Circuit and for De Kalb County State's Attorney 
 


 






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in 1996; in 2006, he made a career change to teach Latin at 
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Aurora Central Catholic High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis J. 
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and Margaret (Scott) Morrissey; and his brother, John 
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(Georgann) Morrissey; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edward Morrissey is survived by his beloved wife 
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of 25 years, Elsie (Campbell); his children, Carrie (John) 
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Libetti, Clete Campbell, Clayton Campbell, Paul, Dorothy, and 
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Laura Morrissey; his wife's nephew, Paul Sipes; his four 
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siblings, Mary (Robert) Moroney, Joseph (Joan) Morrissey, 
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Dennis (Helen) Morrissey, and Richard (Althea) Morrissey; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward 
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Morrissey; 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 Edward Morrissey as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.