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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with great sadness of the passing of Eugene G. Griffin
4 of Aurora on November 22, 2003; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was born on August 24, 1934 in
6 Evanston to Timothy J. and Bernadette (Lavin) Griffin; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin graduated from high school in
8 Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Notre Dame University; while
9 at Notre Dame, he was the sports editor for the Golden Dome
10 yearbook and was a member of the editorial board of the Notre
11 Dame Lawyer, a student law publication; in 1957, he received a
12 bachelor's degree, graduating with honors, and in 1958, he
13 graduated from the Notre Dame Law School; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was united in marriage to Sue Corcoran
15 in 1958 in Sibley, Iowa; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Prior to establishing his law practice in Aurora,
17 Mr. Griffin worked for the legal division of the Tennessee
18 Valley Authority; he was later appointed as a legal assistant
19 to the Honorable Raymond J. Kelly, a member of the U.S.
20 District Court, for the disposition of litigation before the
21 Alaskan Federal Court as Alaska was transitioning from
22 territorial to statehood status; in addition, he served as an
23 assistant Kane County State's Attorney and subsequently was
24 associated with several law firms during his legal career; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin enjoyed coaching and watching his
26 children play sports; he was a Past President of the West
27 Aurora Sports Booster Club; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The passing of Eugene G. Griffin has been deeply
29 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Sue

 

 

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1 Griffin; his children, Mike (Helen) Griffin, Tom (Rose)
2 Griffin, Jim (Cathie) Griffin, Tim (Kris) Griffin, and Molly
3 (Sean) King; his brother, Edward (Molly) Griffin; his
4 sisters-in-law, Ann (Saul) Cooper and Elizabeth Pruitt; his
5 mother-in-law, Ruth Corcoran; his 14 grandchildren; his niece;
6 his nephews; and his many cousins; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and a
8 brother, Thomas; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
11 Eugene G. Griffin along with all who knew and loved him and
12 extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
13 be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Eugene G. Griffin as an expression
16 of our deepest sympathy.