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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Francis Joseph Geraghty of Beach Park, |
4 | | who passed away on May 2, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Francis Geraghty was born on April 18, 1934, in |
6 | | Lake Forest; he married his high school sweetheart, Emma |
7 | | Roberts; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Francis Geraghty was baptized Catholic at St. |
9 | | Mary's Church in Lake Forest and attended Lake Forest High |
10 | | School; in high school, he worked as a service station |
11 | | attendant before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps; |
12 | | and
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13 | | WHEREAS, After his stint in the military, Francis Geraghty |
14 | | purchased a Bulko station on Grand Avenue in Waukegan and |
15 | | another in Wheeling; he subsequently changed direction and |
16 | | became the proprietor of what became known as Mickey's Michigan |
17 | | Inn in Waukegan; following his retirement, he worked part time |
18 | | at Bonnie Brook Golf Course; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Francis Geraghty was born and raised on Lake |
20 | | Michigan and spent his youth swimming and skating; he later |
21 | | became an avid boatman for many years, being a member of the |
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1 | | Kenosha Yacht Club and Trident Marina; and
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2 | | WHEREAS, Francis Geraghty was preceded in death by his |
3 | | parents, Francis P. and Catherine Geraghty; his wife, Emma |
4 | | Jean; his dear son and daughter, William Raymond Geraghty and |
5 | | Diana Sue Geraghty; his granddaughter, Sissy Alice Geraghty; |
6 | | and his sister, Kay Glynn; and |
7 | | WHEREAS, Francis Geraghty is survived by his wife, Ann |
8 | | Marie; his daughter, Deborah Ann Savage (Shawn); his son, |
9 | | Francis Joseph Geraghty III (Susan); his grandchildren, Emily |
10 | | Jean Geraghty, Rowdy John (Natalie) Geraghty, Meghan (Dan) |
11 | | Carlson, Christopher (Katrin) Savage, Andrew Savage (fiancee, |
12 | | Kelsey Mitchell), and Justin and Alison Calhoun; his |
13 | | great-grandchildren, Emma, Nicholas, and Alexander Carlson and |
14 | | Matthew and Benjamin Savage; his sister, Sue Anne Tewes; his |
15 | | brother, William P. (Constance) Geraghty; and his many cousins, |
16 | | nieces, nephews, and dear neighbors; therefore, be it
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17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
19 | | his family and friends, the passing of Francis Joseph Geraghty; |
20 | | and be it further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
22 | | presented to the family of Francis Geraghty as an expression of |