Full Text of SR0939 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Matthew Edward Ryan of Joliet, who passed | 4 | | away on September 13, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, After moving to Joliet in 2004, Matthew Ryan | 6 | | served as Chief of Staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh | 7 | | until Mr. Ryan passed away; he also worked closely with the | 8 | | Joliet Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Economic | 9 | | Development, the Rialto Square Theatre, Easter Seals, | 10 | | Cornerstone Services, the 911 Board, and the Joliet Development | 11 | | Arsenal Authority; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan became active in politics in his | 13 | | teenage years, when his uncle ran for city treasurer in Alton | 14 | | in 1972; he managed his uncle's reelection as city treasurer in | 15 | | 1977; he also helped develop the winning strategy for Paul | 16 | | Lenz's reelection as Mayor of Alton after Lenz was disqualified | 17 | | from the ballot because of petition deficiencies; the election | 18 | | was one of the largest write-in victories for a city of Alton's | 19 | | size, which was 40,000 at the time; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1980, Matthew Ryan served as an area | 21 | | coordinator for David Robinson, who ran against Paul Findley | 22 | | for the 20th Congressional seat; the campaign staff for the |
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| 1 | | Robinson team included David Wilhelm, Rahm Emanuel, and Forrest | 2 | | Claypool; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Matthew Ryan joined Senate President Phil | 4 | | Rock's staff and was elected as President of the Illinois Young | 5 | | Democrats in 1984; he subsequently managed the successful | 6 | | campaign of United States Representative George Sangmeister in | 7 | | 1992 and signed on with the Paul Vallas for Governor campaign | 8 | | as campaign manager in 2001; the state-wide campaign resulted | 9 | | in the closest Democratic primary race in more than 25 years, | 10 | | despite being outspent 3-1 by an incumbent Democratic | 11 | | congressman; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan and his wife, Angela Welsh, met at | 13 | | the Illinois State Capitol and married in 1993; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan is survived by his wife, Angela; his | 15 | | parents, Robert and Mary Jane (Yenny) Ryan; his sister, Susan | 16 | | (Jim) Martin; his nieces Anne and Tess Martin; his sister, | 17 | | Kathleen (Dave) Lang; and his niece Leslie Lang; therefore, be | 18 | | it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Matthew Edward Ryan; and | 22 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Matthew Ryan as a symbol of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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