SR0602 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary McCann of Wheaton, who passed away on January 12, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Mary McCann was raised in Prophetstown; she earned her English degree from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, before moving to Chicago for a job at Loyola Press, where she met her husband; and

WHEREAS, In the mid-1970s, Mary McCann took a job as a staff secretary at Wheaton Warrenville High School; she subsequently worked for the Council of West Suburban Colleges while earning a master's degree in business administration from Illinois Benedictine College in Lisle (now Benedictine University); and

WHEREAS, In 1977, Mary McCann wrote two "Speak Out" essays for the Tribune, which reflected on meal preparations and on transitions as her children were growing older; and

WHEREAS, In 1983, Mary McCann joined the Oak Brook accounting firm Wolf & Co., where she worked with the firm's managing partner Joel Herter; while at Wolf, her career progressed from strictly administrative support to political reporting, tax preparation, and financial planning; she also received the certified financial planner designation; and

WHEREAS, After retiring from Wolf & Co. in 2009, Mary McCann became involved with the Friends of the Wheaton Library, where she served as the group's spokeswoman in its opposition to $300,000 in funding cuts by the City Council; and

WHEREAS, Mary McCann is survived by her husband, John; her son, Brian; her daughters, Maureen McCann and Karen Ogden; and her 3 grandchildren; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary McCann as an expression of our sympathy.