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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Paul Joseph Moroney of Oak Park, who 
4passed away on March 7, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Moroney was born on April 12, 1939 to Mary 
6and Emmett Moroney and raised in the Austin neighborhood of 
7Chicago; he attended St. Angela School with his siblings, 
8Emmett, Rita, Fran, and Mary Lou; he then attended St. Ignatius 
9High School and graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati; 
10he served as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and 
11was stationed in the Caribbean during the Cuban Missile Crisis; 
12he married Kathleen Sheridan in December of 1962; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Moroneys returned to the Austin community in 
14Chicago; they then lived in Oak Park, Elmhurst, and Oak Park 
15again; while their own family grew, the Moroneys' door was 
16never locked, and they were known to share their home with 
17those in need; Paul Moroney was a free-thinker, an active 
18member of the community, and a raconteur, with a great sense of 
19humor, appreciated by all those who knew him; and


  
 
20    WHEREAS, Paul Moroney was preceded in death by his wife, 
21Kathy and his companion, the Honorable Judge Donna Cervini; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Paul Moroney is survived by his children, Colleen 
2Maia, Patrick (Miriam Rosa), Sheila (Ken Javor), Katie (Al 
3Wolski), Michael (Elizabeth Sheehan), and Daniel (Amy 
4McAuley); his grandchildren, Kenneth, Kathleen, Luke, Daniel 
5and Matthew Javor, Brigette (Dan Neubauer), Maria Maia, Maggie 
6and Eleanor Wolski, Megan, Anne, Liam and Clare Moroney, and 
7Ryan and Grace Moroney; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and 
8friends; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Paul Joseph Moroney, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Paul Moroney as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.