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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
Kevin 
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Moran of Chicago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kevin Moran was born on July 4, 1921, in 
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Ballyhaunis, in County Mayo, Ireland; as a teenager, he left 
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Ireland for England to work construction jobs during World War 
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II; he also did stints as a radio operator in Ireland's army 
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and in the Irish Post Office; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1949, Kevin Moran moved to Chicago to live with 
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his cousins, the O'Dwyers; shortly after moving to Chicago, he 
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met Christine O'Neill; the couple married in 1954 and began 
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having children and moving the family back and forth from 
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Ireland to Chicago over the years, ultimately settling in 
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Chicago in 1981; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kevin Moran worked for many years in the 
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construction industry; during his career, he worked on the 
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Willis Tower, the Aon Center, and numerous other buildings in 
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Chicago; he was well known by his peers for his artful, 
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expertly-crafted woodwork and his constant pursuit of 
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perfection in his work; he also traveled the country, working 
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on carpentry and construction projects in his children's and 
 


 






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grandchildren's homes in Illinois, California, and Kentucky; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kevin Moran was also well known by his family and 
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friends for his fierce loyalty to his family, his homeland of 
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Ireland, the United States, the Carpenters Union Local 13, and 
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the Democratic Party; he also enjoyed Irish culture and music, 
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particularly the concerts given by his youngest sons, and 
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arguing about politics, religion, and world history; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Kevin Moran is survived by  his wife, Christine; 
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his sons, Patrick, Kevin, and Jackie; his daughters, Mary 
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Buckley, Fionnuala Wagner, Chistine Martin, Kathleen Welch, 
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Deirdre Pallasch, and Eileen Robertson; and his brother, 
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Gerald; 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 Kevin 
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Moran; 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 Kevin Moran as an expression of our 
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sympathy.