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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Father
4Donald Joseph Ahearn of the Archdiocese of Chicago, who passed
5away on January 1, 2017; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Father Ahearn was born the youngest of five
7children to Daniel and Helen Ahearn on March 1, 1925; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Father Ahearn was ordained a priest of the
9Archdiocese of Chicago on May 3, 1951; his first assignment was
10Saint Gertrude Parish in Franklin Park, where he served as the
11assistant pastor for eight years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, After being chaplain of Saint Patrick High School,
13he served at St. Barbara Parish in Brookfield for seven years;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Father Ahearn finally found home at Saint Juliana
16Parish on Touhy Avenue in Chicago on August 21, 1975; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The duties of Father Ahearn while pastor of Saint
18Juliana Parish included being a member of the Pastor Review
19Board, the School Board Advisory Committee, and then serving as
20an Assistant Vicar for Senior Priests; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, After serving the parish for nearly 20 years, he
2retired on June 30, 1995; and
 
3    WHEREAS, During his life, Father Ahearn was known for his
4goodness, generosity, and especially his affection towards
5people; he was quick to love and quick to befriend; therefore,
6be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9mourn the passing of Father Donald Joseph Ahearn, and extend
10our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
11knew and loved him; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the family of Father Ahearn as an expression of
14our deepest sympathy.