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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Irene Looney, who passed away on February
412, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Irene Looney was born in North Chicago on July 14,
61920 to Romanie and Alois Martens; she lived in Waukegan for
7many years; she married John Looney on June 30, 1964 and they
8moved into their new home in Gurnee in 1968; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Irene Looney worked for many years at American
10Steel & Wire until her marriage to John; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Irene Looney and her husband loved to travel; they
12made several trips to California, Florida, Hawaii, and numerous
13other states and lived for a time in Maine; they made a special
14trip was to Europe in 1980, where she was reunited with her
15Belgian family; she was proud of her Belgian heritage and
16coincidentally celebrated her birthday on July 14, Bastille
17Day; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Irene Looney was a member of St. Joseph's Parish
19(Blessed Trinity) working in the parish registry for over 25
20years, with her long-time friend Madeline Martino; she was a
21long-time member of The Catholic Women's Club/Lake County; she

 

 

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1was named Woman of the Year in 1997; she made beautiful
2afghans, gifting them to family and friends and her pie crust
3was unsurpassable; she was always surrounded by friends and
4kept in touch, writing cards with her graceful penmanship; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Irene Looney was preceded in death by her parents;
6her brothers and their spouses, Jerry (Florence), Elmer (Sue),
7and Cyril (Stella); her nephew, Elmer, Jr.; and her former
8husband, Charles K. Glabowicz; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Irene Looney is survived by her husband, John; her
10daughter, Charlene (Ray) Blais-Paulson; her son, "Chuck"
11Glabowicz; her grandchildren, Lynn and Charles Glabowicz;
12members of the Looney family: Austin, Jeanie, Bernadette,
13Billie (Barbara), and Father Tom Looney; members of the Martin
14family: nephew, Dennis (Mary Lou), niece, Joyce (Hal), JoAnne
15(Fred), and Dolly (Harold); members of the Glabowicz family:
16nieces and nephews, John (Kelly), Michael (Mary Clare), Jeanne
17(John), Janice, Judy (Stan), Mary (Wally), JoAnne (Ken), and
18Sheila (Dick), step-grandchildren: John and Robert (Lisa)
19Blais, and Karen, Bryan, and Harold (Cindy) Paulson; many
20grandchildren and great-grandchildren she "adopted" with her
21love; and her special cousin, Hilda Sundell; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
23ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

 

 

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1Irene Looney, and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
2friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Irene Looney as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.