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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were saddened to learn of the death of their former
 4    colleague,  John  E.  "Jack"  Cassidy,  Jr.  of   Peoria   on
 5    Wednesday, June 25, 2003; and

 6        WHEREAS, Mr. Cassidy was born on July 22, 1924, in Peoria
 7    to  John  E.  Sr.  and  Susan Casey Cassidy; he married Helen
 8    Fagan on June 25, 1952 in Terre Haute, Indiana; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Cassidy valiantly served his country  during
10    World  War  II  in  the  U.S.  Navy; he was a graduate of the
11    University of Notre Dame and the University of  Illinois  Law
12    School;  he  was a partner at Cassidy and Mueller Law Firm in
13    Peoria; and

14        WHEREAS, Mr. Cassidy was a member of the  Illinois  House
15    of   Representatives   from  1965  to  1969  and  was  chosen
16    Outstanding Freshman Legislator; he was a member and chairman
17    of the Illinois Crime Commission from 1968 to 1970; and

18        WHEREAS, Mr. Cassidy was a member of  the  Peoria  County
19    Bar  Association  and  the Illinois State Bar Association; he
20    was a fellow with the American College of Trial  Lawyers  and
21    the Illinois Bar Foundation; and

22        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Cassidy  was  active in his community as a
23    member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in  Peoria,
24    where  he  was a former trustee; he was a third degree member
25    of the Knights of Columbus, Spalding Council 427, and  fourth
26    degree member of Spalding Assembly 206; and

27        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Cassidy  was  a  founder and member of St.
28    Patrick Society; he was director of the SLG Cohen Foundation;
29    he served as a trustee of the Peoria Park District from  1957
30    to 1965 and as president of the Association of Park Districts
31    in 1962; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  The  passing of John E. "Jack" Cassidy, Jr. has
 2    been deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Helen  (Fagan)
 3    Cassidy;  his  daughters,  Katie  (and Brian) O'Malley, Casey
 4    (and Greg) Bobbitt, Mary (and Brian) Burns, and Colleen  (and
 5    Jim)  Waller;  his  sons,  John  III  (and  Teresa), Tim (and
 6    Angie), Drew (and Ellen), Jim (and  Karen),  and  Chris  (and
 7    Nancie);  his  sisters,  Susie  Walsh  and Diane Jamison; his
 8    brothers, Thomas, Owen (and Becky), and Doug (and Kathy); and
 9    his 28 grandchildren; therefore, be it

10        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
11    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
12    of John E. "Jack" Cassidy, Jr., and  we  extend  our  deepest
13    sympathy  to  his friends, family, and all who knew and loved
14    him; and be it further

15        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
16    presented  to the family of John E. "Jack" Cassidy, Jr. as an
17    expression of our sincere condolences.