SR0384 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the passing of Mary Ellen Reardon, formerly of Oak Park, on December 8, 2003; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reardon, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lenehan Stack, was born in Utica, New York; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon was a graduate of the Oswego College in New York; she was one of the first lay teachers at St. Giles School in Oak Park, where she taught first grade for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon deeply touched the lives of her many students, certainly none more so than a first-grader named Don Harmon, whom she employed for years thereafter, cutting grass, shoveling snow, and performing odd jobs; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Reardon was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lenehan Stack; her husband, Douglas W. Reardon; and her brothers, Edward, John, and William Stack; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reardon's passing was deeply felt by many, especially her daughter and her son-in-law, Mary Lynda and Michael Harrigan; her grandchildren, Alexis and Michael Harrigan; and her many friends and family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Mary Ellen Reardon; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Ellen Reardon as an expression of our sorrow for their loss.