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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Edward J. Layden Sr. of Hoopeston, who |
4 | | passed away on April 6, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. was born on May 23, 1919, in |
6 | | Cheneyville; his parents were Edward and Cornelia Layden; he |
7 | | married Jean Kinsella in September of 1947, in Bloomington; she |
8 | | preceded him in death on May 3, 1958; he married Eileen Green |
9 | | on November 26, 1959, in Hoopeston; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. graduated from John Greer High |
11 | | School in 1937; he subsequently attended the University of |
12 | | Notre Dame and the University of Wisconsin at Madison; he was a |
13 | | proud member of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and a |
14 | | lifetime member of the University of Wisconsin Alumni |
15 | | Association; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. served his country with pride as |
17 | | a member of the United States Army; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. had farmed for his entire life |
19 | | until his retirement in 2004; he served on the Hoopeston Area |
20 | | School Board from 1964 to 1973; he served on the DACC Board of |
21 | | Directors from 1976 to 1989 and the DACC Foundation Board from |
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1 | | 1990 to 2000; he was also inducted into the DACC Athletic Hall |
2 | | Of Fame in 2008 and was recognized as a Founder of DACC in |
3 | | 2011; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. was a lifelong member of St. |
5 | | Anthony Catholic Church, where he had served as a trustee and |
6 | | also served on the Parish Council; he was also a 4th Degree |
7 | | member of the Knights of Columbus; and |
8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. enjoyed reading about history, |
9 | | with a particular interest in his grandfather's participation |
10 | | in the Civil War; he was also an avid sports enthusiast with a |
11 | | great passion for Notre Dame; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. was preceded in death by his |
13 | | parents; his brothers, Tom and Paul; his sister, Marie Ellen |
14 | | McKean; his son, Michael; and his 2 grandchildren; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Edward Layden Sr. is surviving by his wife, |
16 | | Eileen; his children, Edward J. (Yvonne) Layden Jr., Tade (Sue) |
17 | | Layden, Mary Kay (James) Brown, Margaret (Dr. Alan) Brewer, |
18 | | Colleen Layden, Abby (Mark) Linesch, Patrick Layden, and Molly |
19 | | (Eric) Miller; his daughter-in-law, Barbara Layden; his 24 |
20 | | grandchildren; his 16 great-grandchildren; his brother, |
21 | | Richard P. Layden; and his sisters, Ruth Marie Carter, Agnes |
22 | | (Dr. David) Davis, and Patricia (Leonard) Newman; therefore, be |
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2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
4 | | his family and friends, the passing of Edward J. Layden Sr.; |
5 | | and be it further
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6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
7 | | presented to the family of Edward Layden Sr. as an expression |
8 | | of our sympathy.
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