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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
Joseph J. Broderick, who passed away on |
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| May 3, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick was born in Joliet; he was a long |
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| time resident of Lockport; he had been living in Joliet since |
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| 1957; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick was a graduate of Sacred Heart |
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| (St. Dennis) Grade School and Lockport High School; he attended |
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| St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana, for one year, and |
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| received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Purdue |
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| University in 1952; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick retired from Hines VA Hospital in |
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| February of 2007 after 30 years of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick was a member of the Old Timers |
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| Baseball Association, the John Purdue Club, the Moran A.C., and |
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| the Joliet Moose Lodge #300; he was an avid Purdue football fan |
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| and was very proud of his Lockport High School Alumni; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick was preceded in death by his |
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| beloved daughter, Mary Margaret Broderick; his parents, John |
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| and Virginia (nee Fitzgerald) Broderick; and his several |
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| nephews, in-laws, and other family members; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph Broderick was the beloved father of |
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| Terrence Joseph (Joellen) Broderick, Daniel Francis Broderick, |
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| and Timothy John (Anna) Broderick and the dearest grandpa of |
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| Alexandra "Ally", John, Margaret "Maggie", and Daniel |
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| Broderick; he is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, |
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| Kathleen "Kate" (nee Fitzgerald) Broderick; his sisters, |
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| Rosemary (the late Eugene) Cummings and Kathleen (G. David) |
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| Ross; his brother, Thomas Broderick; his numerous nieces, |
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| nephews, and cousins; his sister-in-law, Mrs. Art (Mary Lu) |
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| Silk; and his brother-in-law, William Brown; 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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| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph J. Broderick; and |
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| 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 Joseph Broderick as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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