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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Dr. James "Jim" O'Donnell of Woodstock; |
| 4 | | and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was born on May 29, 1939, in |
| 6 | | Monroe, Wisconsin; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was a graduate of the 1957 class |
| 8 | | at Joliet Township High School in Joliet; during high school, |
| 9 | | he was an award-winning concert and marching band member who |
| 10 | | proficiently played both clarinet and saxophone; he started |
| 11 | | singing very young and became a boy soprano; he was also an |
| 12 | | avid tennis player in junior and senior high and received a |
| 13 | | tennis scholarship to college; he was ranked 8th in the Midwest |
| 14 | | for boys' tennis; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell served his country with pride as a |
| 16 | | member of the United States Navy for 4 years and the Naval |
| 17 | | Reserves for 6 years; during his time in the service, he served |
| 18 | | as a dentist at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California and |
| 19 | | attained the rank of lieutenant commander; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell graduated from dental school at |
| 21 | | Loyola University in Chicago in 1964; he subsequently practiced |
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| 1 | | dentistry for over 40 years; in the 1990s, he and his wife |
| 2 | | bought a lake home in Wisconsin, where he continued to practice |
| 3 | | dentistry as an associate until his retirement; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell enjoyed spending time with his |
| 5 | | family and friends, traveling, good food, sports, and debating |
| 6 | | about current events, politics, and life in general; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was preceded in death by his |
| 8 | | parents, Francis and Irene O'Donnell; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell is survived by his wife of 51 |
| 10 | | years, Linda Peters O'Donnell; his daughter, Deborah O'Donnell |
| 11 | | Willyard; his son, James M. O'Donnell Jr.; his granddaughters, |
| 12 | | Heather and Jennifer Willyard; his grandson, Andrew O'Donnell; |
| 13 | | his great-granddaughter, Malia Lynn Willyard; his sister, |
| 14 | | Judith O'Donnell Schulze; his brother, Jon O'Donnell; and his |
| 15 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 18 | | his family and friends, the passing of Dr. James "Jim" |
| 19 | | O'Donnell; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of James O'Donnell as an expression of |