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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 Philip J. "PJ" McGuire, who passed away |
4 | | on June 1, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire was born on September 5, 1925, in |
6 | | Carrollton; his parents were John Louis McGuire and Clara |
7 | | Cecelia McGuire; he married Adele Costa on January 25, 1958, at |
8 | | St Michael's Catholic Church in Staunton; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire served his country as a member of |
10 | | the United States Navy during World War II; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire earned his bachelor's degree in |
12 | | business administration from Shurtleff College in 1952; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire was an accountant for Shell Oil for |
14 | | 39 years until his retirement in 1987; after his retirement, he |
15 | | served as a volunteer tax return preparer for VITA, giving tax |
16 | | assistance to the poor and elderly up through the 2012 tax |
17 | | year; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire was a long time member of St. |
19 | | Matthew's Catholic Church in Alton and transferred to St. |
20 | | Mary's after the former was closed; he was also a member of the |
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1 | | Alton Eagles #254, the Quarterback Club, the Alton Wood River |
2 | | Sportsman's Club, and the Alton VFW Post 1308; and
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3 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire was a fan of the St. Louis |
4 | | Cardinals baseball and football teams and the St. Louis Rams; |
5 | | he also enjoyed golfing, hunting with his family members, and |
6 | | loved spending time with his son and his family at their |
7 | | wilderness cabin in Ontario, Canada; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire was preceded in death by his wife, |
9 | | Adele; his parents; his brothers, Edgar McGuire, Lawrence |
10 | | Vernon McGuire, and Donald "Mac" McGuire; and his special |
11 | | companion, Dorothy Stumpe; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, Philip McGuire is survived by his son and |
13 | | daughter-in-law, John and Debby McGuire; his daughter and |
14 | | son-in-law, Mary McGuire and Dan Mercado; his cherished |
15 | | grandchildren, Benjamin Philip Meadows McGuire (Kelley), |
16 | | Elizabeth Costa Mercado, Grace McGuire Mercado, and Joseph |
17 | | Anthony Mercado; his sisters, Mary Margaret Henkhaus, Eileen |
18 | | Simonds (Richard), and Donna Kerrihard (Thomas); his brother, |
19 | | Clarence McGuire (Viola); his sisters-in-law, Doris McGuire |
20 | | and Jean McGuire; and his 23 nieces and nephews; therefore, be |
21 | | it
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22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |