SR0504 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of the Reverend Patrick J. O'Malley, who passed away on July 5, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Father O'Malley was born in Chicago on April 27, 1932, to Patrick and Mary O'Malley; he attended several Catholic elementary schools before graduating from Our Lady Help of Christians School; he was a graduate of Quigley Preparatory Seminary and the University of Saint Mary of the Lake-Mundelein Seminary, where he earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in Religion; he was ordained by Cardinal Stritch on May 3, 1957; and

WHEREAS, Father O'Malley began serving as Assistant Superintendent at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines in 1957; from 1962 to 1968, he was the Assistant Pastor at Saint Sebastian and the Assistant Pastor and Administrator at Saint Jarlath; and

WHEREAS, Father O'Malley always showed interest in supporting priests and seminarians; he was one of the founders of the Association of Chicago Priests, and, in June 1968, he was elected the first President of the National Federation of Priests' Councils; he received the John XXIII Award from the Association of Chicago Priests in recognition of his leadership and was instrumental in developing "team ministry" within the Archdiocese; in 1970, he began to serve as a part-time member of the Priests Personnel Board; he also served on the Pastor's Review Board and as an Archdiocesan Consultor; he wrote "Perspectives on the Scriptures", a regular feature in the Archdiocese's newspaper, "Catholic New World"; and

WHEREAS, In 1981, Father O'Malley was named pastor of Saint Celestine Parish in Elmwood Park and served in that capacity until 1991; he then began a 6-year stint as the Vicar for Priests; he joined the faculty of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake-Mundelein Seminary in 1997 as a Spiritual Director for seminarians; and

WHEREAS, Father O'Malley is the beloved son of the late Patrick and Mary O'Malley; the loving brother of John (Pat), Gerald (Peg), the late Marion (Tom) O'Donnell, and the late Tom (the late Ann) O'Malley; the fond nephew of the late Sister Catherine Heraty (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary); the cherished uncle to 20 nieces and nephews; and the great-uncle of 56; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of the Reverend Patrick J. O'Malley, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Father O'Malley as an expression of our deepest sympathy.