Full Text of SR0701 95th General Assembly
SR0701 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Joseph L. Graham, who passed away on | 4 |
| April 29, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph L. Graham was born on November 28, 1935 in | 6 |
| Chicago; his hometown was Hickory Hills; his parents were | 7 |
| Joseph and Margaret Graham; he married Theresa Graham (nee | 8 |
| Pecord) in August of 1959 in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph L. Graham was educated in the Carmelite | 10 |
| Seminary in Niagara Falls, New York; he earned his bachelor's | 11 |
| degree in history from DePaul University in 1959; and
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| WHEREAS, After serving a year in the classroom at St. Rita | 13 |
| Catholic High School, Joseph L. Graham served as a teacher and | 14 |
| administrator with Oak Lawn Community High School for almost 30 | 15 |
| years; by his own estimation, he had more than 7,000 students | 16 |
| in his classrooms before retiring in 1991 as chairman of Oak | 17 |
| Lawn's social studies department; and
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| WHEREAS, After leaving the school, Joseph L. Graham | 19 |
| distinguished himself by organizing events for retirees, such | 20 |
| as ex-teacher breakfasts every few weeks and bleacher seating | 21 |
| for former teachers at school sporting events; and
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| WHEREAS, After a period of intense study, Joseph L. Graham | 2 |
| knew enough about pediments, bay windows, terra cotta, and | 3 |
| austere skyscrapers to turn Chicago architecture into a hobby; | 4 |
| for a time during his retirement, he led downtown architectural | 5 |
| walking tours that proved popular with Chicago tourists; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph L. Graham served as a Eucharistic minister | 7 |
| and lector at St. Patrick Church; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Joseph L. Graham was the beloved husband of Terry, | 9 |
| nee Pecord; the loving father of Mike (Christine), Mary Beth | 10 |
| (Doug) Gaffney, and the late Eileen; the cherished grandfather | 11 |
| of Brittany, Erin, Ryan, Matthew, and Adam; and the dear uncle, | 12 |
| cousin, and friend to many loving people; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph L. Graham; and be | 16 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Joseph L. Graham as an expression of | 19 |
| our sympathy.
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