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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are |
| 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of South Beloit Mayor Michael M. |
| 4 | | Duffy, who passed away on June 20, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was born on April 10, 1946 in Pontiac |
| 6 | | to Martin and Helen (nee Clark) Duffy; he was a graduate of |
| 7 | | Pontiac Township High School and went on to
receive his degrees |
| 8 | | from Illinois State University and the University of Illinois; |
| 9 | | he was
a Vietnam veteran, serving in the United States Air |
| 10 | | Force; he married Lori Olson-Coolidge on June 29, 2001 in St. |
| 11 | | Peter Church in South Beloit; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was the former Superintendent of |
| 13 | | Schools for South Beloit School District #320 and was currently |
| 14 | | the Superintendent of Schools for Durand School District #322; |
| 15 | | and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was elected mayor of South Beloit in |
| 17 | | 2011; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was on the board of directors for the |
| 19 | | Rock Energy Co-op and a board member of the
Stateline Boys and |
| 20 | | Girls Club as well as many other organizations; he was also a
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| 21 | | member of South Beloit American Legion Holtz-Hirst Post #288, |
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| 1 | | the South Beloit
Businessman's Association, the Beloit 20/20 |
| 2 | | Club, the Northern Illinois Rotary Club, the Illinois
Municipal |
| 3 | | League, the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, the Northern |
| 4 | | Illinois Mayors
Association, Greater Rockford Economics |
| 5 | | Development Groups, the South Beloit Health
Advisory |
| 6 | | Committee, and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was preceded in death by his parents; |
| 8 | | brother, Roger Duffy; and brother-in-law, Michael
Kilmer; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy is survived by his wife, Lori Duffy; |
| 10 | | children, Erin (Michael) Duffy
Jensen, Megan Duffy, Ryan Duffy, |
| 11 | | Cyle
Coolidge, and Kelsey (Andrew) Mix; granddaughter,
McKenna |
| 12 | | Jensen; brother, Paul (Carol) Duffy; sister, Ann Duffy; |
| 13 | | sisters-in-law, Patty Duffy and Lisa Kilmer; and
numerous |
| 14 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we mourn the passing of South Beloit Mayor Michael M. Duffy, |
| 18 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and |
| 19 | | all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Mayor Duffy as an expression of our |
| 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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