SR0986 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Gerald M. Sheridan Jr. of Wheaton, who passed away on September 18, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst; he graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's degree and received his law degree from the DePaul College of Law, where he served as editor of the law review; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Navy for four years; he opened a law practice in Wheaton, concentrating on airport litigation, after practicing in Aurora and Chicago; and

WHEREAS, After serving on a school district long-range planning committee, Mr. Sheridan was appointed in 1980 to fill a vacancy on the Community Unit District #200 Board of Education and won a two-year term on the Board in November of 1981; during a difficult time of tight finances and declining enrollments for the school district, Mr. Sheridan exhibited leadership in district reorganization and in labor relations; and

WHEREAS, He served as president of the United Way of Wheaton and Carol Stream and he was active in the Greater Wheaton Chamber of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, Gerald Sheridan is survived by his wife, Lois; his son, Mark; his daughters, Amy Sheridan-Dufresne, Vicki Sheridan-Davison, and Polly Sheridan-Kenny; his brother, Tom; his sisters, Patricia Pearson and Janet Erwin; and his seventeen grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Gerald Sheridan Jr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Gerald M. Sheridan Jr. as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.