SR0377 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with great sadness of the passing of Eugene G. Griffin of Aurora on November 22, 2003; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was born on August 24, 1934 in Evanston to Timothy J. and Bernadette (Lavin) Griffin; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin graduated from high school in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Notre Dame University; while at Notre Dame, he was the sports editor for the Golden Dome yearbook and was a member of the editorial board of the Notre Dame Lawyer, a student law publication; in 1957, he received a bachelor's degree, graduating with honors, and in 1958, he graduated from the Notre Dame Law School; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin was united in marriage to Sue Corcoran in 1958 in Sibley, Iowa; and

WHEREAS, Prior to establishing his law practice in Aurora, Mr. Griffin worked for the legal division of the Tennessee Valley Authority; he was later appointed as a legal assistant to the Honorable Raymond J. Kelly, a member of the U.S. District Court, for the disposition of litigation before the Alaskan Federal Court as Alaska was transitioning from territorial to statehood status; in addition, he served as an assistant Kane County State's Attorney and subsequently was associated with several law firms during his legal career; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Griffin enjoyed coaching and watching his children play sports; he was a Past President of the West Aurora Sports Booster Club; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Eugene G. Griffin has been deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Sue Griffin; his children, Mike (Helen) Griffin, Tom (Rose) Griffin, Jim (Cathie) Griffin, Tim (Kris) Griffin, and Molly (Sean) King; his brother, Edward (Molly) Griffin; his sisters-in-law, Ann (Saul) Cooper and Elizabeth Pruitt; his mother-in-law, Ruth Corcoran; his 14 grandchildren; his niece; his nephews; and his many cousins; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Thomas; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Eugene G. Griffin along with all who knew and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Eugene G. Griffin as an expression of our deepest sympathy.