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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 Duffy, who passed away on January |
4 | | 4, 2014; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Duffy was born in 1945; his parents were |
6 | | Edward and Dorothy Duffy; he married the love of his life, |
7 | | Nancy, in 1968; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Duffy had a long and distinguished career |
9 | | in public service; after many years in the Chicago Police |
10 | | Department, he later served the State of Illinois as head of |
11 | | the Dangerous Drugs Commission, the Department of Alcoholism |
12 | | and Substance Abuse, the Department of Public Aid, and as |
13 | | Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor James Thompson; he |
14 | | subsequently moved to the private sector, where he served as |
15 | | President of Arlington Park Racetrack and oversaw the |
16 | | rebuilding of the track; he also oversaw the transformation of |
17 | | Sportsman's Park into a dual-purpose facility that brought |
18 | | world class auto racing to Illinois with Chicago Motor |
19 | | Speedway; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, Edward Duffy is survived by his wife, Nancy; his |
21 | | children, Colleen, Meghan, Kelli, Erin, Cara, Tim, Eric, Brent, |
22 | | and Scott; and his grandchildren, Katelyn, Madison, Braden, |