Full Text of SR1557 98th 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 Joseph Barclay Organ, who passed away on | 4 | | May 26, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ was born on January 14, 1925 in Oak | 6 | | Park; he was a lifelong resident of Oak Park and River Forest; | 7 | | he married his loving wife, Marilyn, in 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ attended Mann Elementary School and | 9 | | was a graduate of Fenwick High School; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ served in the United States Army | 11 | | during World War II and was stationed in Europe; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After the war, Joseph Organ attended Kenyon | 13 | | College in Gambier, Ohio, where he was a member of the Alpha | 14 | | Delta Phi fraternity; after graduation, he returned to Oak Park | 15 | | and worked for the family lumber and garage-building business; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ was involved in real estate | 18 | | throughout his career; he built residential homes and was a | 19 | | licensed realtor; he later worked as supervisor of property | 20 | | acquisitions for the Illinois Department of Transportation; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ served on the River Forest Park | 3 | | District Board for over 30 years, many of them as board | 4 | | president; he served as president and was a longtime member of | 5 | | the River Forest Service Club; he also served as commander of | 6 | | River Forest American Legion Post 730 and was an active member | 7 | | of the River Forest Republican Organization; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ was the recipient of the Community | 9 | | Service Award from the River Forest Service Club in 2006 for | 10 | | his long history of volunteer service in the community; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, During his retirement, Joseph Organ was a daily | 12 | | communicant at St. Luke Church in River Forest; he also enjoyed | 13 | | spending time with his devoted family and watching thoroughbred | 14 | | racing with friends at Maywood Park Racetrack; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ was preceded in death by his parents, | 16 | | Patrick Joseph Organ and Marie Callahan Organ, and 2 sisters, | 17 | | Patricia Organ Davis Fox McGah and Sally Organ Hughes; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Organ is survived by his wife of 64 years, | 19 | | Marilyn; 3 children, Joseph Barclay Organ, Jr., Melinda Organ | 20 | | Brennan (Terry), and Marcia O'Brien Organ (Michael); 4 | 21 | | grandchildren, Marcella Brennan and Mike, Maggie, and Jack |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 4 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph Barclay Organ; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Joseph Organ as an expression of our | 8 | | sympathy.
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