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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
John D. Purdy, formerly of Hinsdale, who 
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passed away on March 16, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Purdy was born on July 22, 1917, in Highland 
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Park; he married his loving wife, Marjorie, in 1939; he 
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graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire in 
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1936 and attended Yale University; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Purdy was employed for 24 years in the steel 
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pipe fabricating business; in 1962, after many years of 
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volunteer service, he decided to spend the rest of his career 
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working in human services; he worked first with the Community 
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Renewal Society as Director of Development, and then as 
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Associate Executive Director of United Charities of Chicago 
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until his retirement in 1982; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Purdy was active in the Boy Scouts and the 
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Union Church of Hinsdale, where he taught Sunday school and 
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served in many leadership positions; he helped to establish the 
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Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ in Sanibel, 
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Florida in the early 1980s; he was also an active member of the 
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Cliff Dwellers Club in Chicago and a founding member of the 
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Jolly Boys singing group; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, John Purdy was preceded in death by his loving 
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wife of 59 years, Marjorie; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Purdy is survived by his children, John D. 
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Purdy, Jr. and his wife, Anne, Jane H. Purdy, William K. Purdy 
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and his wife, Mollie, Meredith P. Clapp and her husband, 
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Eugene, M. Hui MacDonagh and her husband, Michael, and 
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Elizabeth C. Purdy; his 13 grandchildren; and his 10 
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great-grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Purdy will be remembered fondly by all who 
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knew and loved him for his wonderful sense of humor, his 
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booming voice, his love of people, poetry, and music, and his 
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kindness to all; 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 John D. Purdy; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of John Purdy as an expression of our 
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sympathy.