SR0882 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. William Joseph Tansey, II, who passed away on December 20, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey was born on December 31, 1936 in Chicago; he attended grade school in Oak Park, graduated from Loyola Academy, and earned his bachelor's degree from Loyola University of Chicago; he received his medical degree from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine; he married Jacqueline Vogel in 1965; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey was an orthopedic surgeon for more than 50 years at Good Samaritan, St. Anne's, and Loretto hospitals; he was the former chief of staff at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove; he was a member of the planning committee in 1974 that led to the opening of the hospital in 1976 and served on the staff; he was named chief in 1981 and retired in 1999; he also taught orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University for over 35 years; he was the lead medical expert in the marketing of the first ever hand held x-ray device, the lixiscope; he traveled to China in 1985 on a Harvard Medical Sino scientific exchange; from 1998 to recently, he made 4 pilgrimages to Lourdes, France as part of a medical team; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey earned his pilot's license in 1967 and enlisted in the United States Air Force Reserve; he was attached to the medical unit at Elmondorf Air Force Base in Alaska; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey was ordained a Roman Catholic deacon in 1999 for the Diocese of Joliet and was a long-time deacon at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Oakbrook Terrace; he helped many people through his involvement in Catholic Charities, the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Knights of Malta; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey joined the Sovereign Military Hospital Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta American Association, USA in 1996; he served on the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine Annual Award Dinner's Executive Committee for many years and was named general chairman in 1996; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey served as a champion for the sick and the poor throughout his life; and

WHEREAS, Dr. William Tansey was the beloved husband of 48 years of Jacqueline (nee Vogel); the loving father of William, John (Susan), Michael (Janeta), Michelle, Melissa (Yuthikar) Sokban, Timothy (Suzanne), Joseph (Kelley), and Mary Therese Tansey; and the devoted grandfather of 13; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dr. William Joseph Tansey, II, 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 Dr. William Tansey as an expression of our deepest sympathy.