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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 Erin Brigid McEldowney, who recently 
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passed away; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was proud to be a St. Cajetan Warrior, a 
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Mother McAuley Mighty Mac, and an Illinois State Red Bird; she 
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was a proud graduate of Mother McAuley High School and Illinois 
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State University College of Nursing; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was the first person to tell others that she 
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had the best family in the world and she spent as much time as 
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possible with her nieces and nephews; she loved to brag about 
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her sisters and the children in her family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Being a true southsider, she loved the Chicago 
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White Sox, Notre Dame University and her Irish heritage; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She took her job as a nurse very seriously and was 
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a trusted leader on her floor at Advocate Christ Hospital; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Erin McEldowney was the beloved daughter of 
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Terrence J. McEldowney and Kathleen, nee Burns; the loving 
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sister of Moira McEldowney (Kenneth) Welniak, Regina (Scott) 
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Schoeberl, Sheila (Alexander) Lufrano, Kara (Jeffrey) Thomas, 
 


 






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Kathleen (John) Broline, and Anne McEldowney; the devoted aunt 
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of Matthew, Kevin, and Brigid Lufrano, Brendan and Kathleen 
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Schoeberl, and Jack and Colin Welniak; the proud godmother of 
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Brigid Mary; the dear niece, cousin, and friend of many; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Erin McEldowney; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Erin McEldowney as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.