Full Text of SR0848 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John D. "Jack" McDermott of Chatham, | 4 | | who passed away on July 20, 2018; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott was born to George and Elizabeth | 6 | | (Darrah) McDermott in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 8, | 7 | | 1936; he attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Grade School | 8 | | and Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia; he earned | 9 | | a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle | 10 | | College in Philadelphia, where he served as secretary, | 11 | | treasurer, vice-president, and president of the La Salle | 12 | | College Evening Division-Student Congress and was a member of | 13 | | Cross Keys Student Service Fraternity; he enlisted in the U.S. | 14 | | Army in 1956, serving as a helicopter mechanic in Korea before | 15 | | being honorably discharged in 1962; he married Mary S. Killeen | 16 | | at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Philadelphia | 17 | | on September 27, 1958; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott took care of his family by working | 19 | | multiple jobs at a time, including driving a chicken delivery | 20 | | car at night; he was employed with Standard Pressed Steel, 3M, | 21 | | and Morton Salt in Pennsylvania; while employed with the | 22 | | DICKEY-john Corporation, he moved his family to Illinois, and | 23 | | he went on to work with Meyer Snow Plow; over the years, he |
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| 1 | | worked for several local dealerships, including Young Motors, | 2 | | Tjelmeland Laketown Automotive, Parkway Motors, and Honda of | 3 | | Illinois; in retirement, he opened McDermott Motors in | 4 | | Springfield; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott knew the value of generosity and | 6 | | possessed a giving heart; he enjoyed giving treats to any dog | 7 | | he met; he treasured spending time with his family; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott was the husband of Mary S. | 9 | | McDermott; the father of Mary Seton (Bill) Smart, Eileen | 10 | | (Steve) Parn, John (Connie) McDermott Jr., Joan (Tim) Casper, | 11 | | and Bill (Kristin) McDermott; the grandfather of 17; the | 12 | | great-grandfather of nine; the brother of Betty (Jim) Duffy | 13 | | and Peggy (Bill) Rose; and the best friend of the Bobby (Joan) | 14 | | Croke; therefore, be it | 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | John D. "Jack" McDermott and extend our sincere condolences to | 18 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Jack McDermott as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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