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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of  John B. 
4Goodrich, who passed away on December 9, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Goodrich was born on January 4, 1928 in 
6Spokane, Washington; his parents were John Casey and Dorothy 
7(nee Koll) Goodrich; he married Therese H. Vollmer in 1952; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, John Goodrich attended Catholic schools in 
9Spokane, including Gonzaga Preparatory School and Gonzaga 
10University; he subsequently earned his Juris Doctor from the 
11Gonzaga University School of Law in 1954 and was admitted to 
12the Washington Bar in 1954; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1955, John Goodrich accepted a position as 
14Assistant to the General Counsel of the Chromium Mining and 
15Smelting Corporation, which brought him to the Chicago area; he 
16was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States Supreme 
17Court in 1955; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, John Goodrich began his railroad career in 1956 as 
19General Solicitor for the Monon Railroad; he rose through the 
20Railroad's Law Department, going from Secretary/Treasurer to 
21Vice President of Law in 1969; in 1970, he went to the Illinois 
 
 
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1Central Gulf Railroad and served as General Counsel before 
2becoming Treasurer at Illinois Central Gulf in 1985; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, After retiring from the railroad, John Goodrich 
4served as General Counsel for the Illinois Finance Authority in 
5Chicago before retiring again to play golf, travel, keep a 
6small private law practice, and grow a moustache; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Goodrich was a member of the Park Forest 
8Traffic and Safety Commission and the Recreation and Parks 
9Board; he served as a Village Trustee of Park Forest from 1977 
10to 1980; he was a member of the District 163 School Board and 
11the boards of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tall 
12Grass Arts Association; he served on the Chicago South Suburban 
13Mass Transit District Board from 1996 to 2014; he was an 
14actively involved member of St. Irenaeus Parish, having served 
15on the religious education school board for many years and 
16singing in the church choir; he was also active in the Knights 
17of Columbus for over 60 years; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, John Goodrich and his wife were inducted into the 
19Park Forest Historical Society Hall of Fame in 1998; and
 
20    WHEREAS, John Goodrich was preceded in death by his 
21parents; a sister, Ann; and a daughter, Paula Marie; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, John Goodrich is survived by his wife of 62 years, 
2Therese; his children, Joe and Carol Goodrich, Bernadette and 
3Peter Morrison, Andrew and Mary Goodrich, Philip and Gail 
4Goodrich, Thomas Goodrich, Marybeth Goodrich-McCarthy, 
5Jennifer Goodrich and German White, Tim and Rosanne 
6Goodrich-Schutz, and foster son Rudy Moreno; and 11 
7grandchildren, Kim (Josh), Stephanie, John J., Peter, Jr., 
8Claire, Valerie, Nick (Katie), Nathan, Thomas, Melissa, and 
9Michael; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of 
13John B. Goodrich; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of John Goodrich as an expression of 
16our sympathy.