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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of William J. "Gov" Bolger of McHenry, who 
4passed away on February 24, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, William Bolger was born on the family farm a few 
6miles south of McHenry to Thomas and Grace (Doherty) Bolger on 
7October 9, 1920; he graduated from McHenry High School in 1938 
8and married Madeline Freund at St. Mary Church in McHenry on 
9July 2, 1966; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, William Bolger worked one year at the Farmers Mill 
11before returning to operate the family farm in the heart of the 
12Irish Prairie alongside the Fox River until 2010; he  raised and 
13cared for dairy cattle, pigs, and chickens  with the help of 
14neighborhood boys; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, William Bolger and his brothers, Tom and Bill, 
16formed the McHenry Shamrocks hard-ball baseball team;  along 
17with neighbors and friends, they won the county championship in 
181949; he and his wife, Madeline, enjoyed having a large garden 
19and attending family picnics and special events; he  belonged to 
20St. Patrick Church all his life, where he  was an usher and 
21Eucharistic Minister; he also belonged to the Foresters and the 
22Knights of Columbus; he and his wife were active participants 
 
 
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1in Associated Milk Producers, Inc; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, William Bolger was preceded in death by his wife, 
3Madeline; his parents; his brother, Thomas; his three sisters, 
4Vivian Eastman, Eleanor Sullivan, and Mabel Weber; and his four 
5brothers-in-law, Richard Eastman, Edwin Sullivan, Richard 
6Weber, George Miller, and Harold Stilling, Sr.; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, William Bolger is survived by his son, John 
8Bolger; his granddaughter, Sara Bolger; his brother, William 
9(Carol) Bolger; his sisters, Grace Bolger Stilling, Ann Bolger 
10Miller, Margaret (Richard) Carey, and Rita (Raymond) Gaylord; 
11and his sister-in-law, Kathryn Nye Bolger; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14William J. Bolger, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  William Bolger as an expression of 
19our deepest sympathy.