Full Text of SR0738 94th General Assembly
SR0738 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the passing of Margaret "Peggy" Roach on | 4 |
| Thursday, April 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach dedicated her adult life the causes of | 6 |
| civil and human rights; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach was best known for her co-ministry with | 8 |
| Msgr. John Egan but was active in the field of civil rights | 9 |
| even before her alliance with Msgr. Egan; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach traveled to Meridian, Mississippi in | 11 |
| July of 1964 in support of the Mississippi Summer Project, a | 12 |
| trip that many considered dangerous; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach also worked for the Catholic Interracial | 14 |
| Council of Chicago and the National Council of Catholic Women; | 15 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach helped to organize the 1963 National | 17 |
| Council on Religion and Race, a groundbreaking conference that | 18 |
| brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Chicago and cemented the | 19 |
| formal cooperation of all major faith groups in the fight to | 20 |
| end racial prejudice and segregation, and she also helped to | 21 |
| organize the National Council for Interracial Justice; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach marched in Selma, Alabama in 1965; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, In 1966, Ms. Roach began assisting Msgr. John Egan | 24 |
| with the Contract Buyers League, a program that helped black | 25 |
| homeowners in the Lawndale neighborhood renegotiate highly | 26 |
| inflated purchase contracts for their homes; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach and Msgr. Egan spent a decade at Notre |
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| Dame University, where they continued their efforts toward | 2 |
| social justice through the Catholic Committee on Urban Ministry | 3 |
| and the Center for Pastoral and Social Ministry; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Upon returning to Chicago, Ms. Roach was | 5 |
| instrumental in her support of the Industrial Areas Foundation | 6 |
| and the founding of the grassroots community group United Power | 7 |
| for Action and Justice; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach also worked with DePaul University on | 9 |
| many issues affecting the urban poor, including fighting for | 10 |
| better regulation of the payday loan industry; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach was the recipient of many awards, | 12 |
| including the YWCA Lake County Outstanding Woman of Achievement | 13 |
| for Racial Justice; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach was preceded in death by her sister | 15 |
| Rosemary Roach; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Roach is survived by one brother, James (Pat) | 17 |
| Roach and 2 sisters, Helen and Jane Roach, as well as several | 18 |
| nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, | 19 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 |
| Margaret "Peggy" Roach, and we extend our sincere condolences | 23 |
| to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 24 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to Ms. Roach's family as an expression of our deepest | 27 |
| sympathy.
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