Full Text of HR0686 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of | 4 | | Mike "Tuna" McElroy, who passed away on July 17, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy served as mayor of the City of | 6 | | Decatur since 2009 and had been a member of the City Council | 7 | | since 2003; he was also vice president of the Skeff | 8 | | Distributing Company and a graduate of St. Teresa High School; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy devoted much of his life to public | 11 | | service; he was a member of the St. Teresa Development Board of | 12 | | Directors, the YMCA Board of Directors, the SummerStart | 13 | | Festival Board of Directors, the Danville Convention and | 14 | | Tourism Board, and the Association of Beer Distributors of | 15 | | Illinois Board of Directors; he also held several leadership | 16 | | positions with the Jaycees; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy was a member of Holy Family Catholic | 18 | | Church, where he joined Decatur residents in a show of | 19 | | solidarity against protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church | 20 | | in 2014; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy is remembered for his friendliness, |
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| 1 | | optimism, and passion for his community; he was a devoted | 2 | | public servant who cared deeply about the City of Decatur and | 3 | | took great pride in developments, such as downtown streetscape | 4 | | enhancements and the opening of a new police station; above | 5 | | all, he saw a bright future for the city and worked endlessly | 6 | | to move it forward; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy was preceded in death by his parents, | 8 | | Dick and Betty McElroy; his in-laws, Jim and Ginny Tuttle; and | 9 | | a sister, Anne McElroy; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mike McElroy is survived by his wife of 35 years, | 11 | | Lynn; a son, Matt (Christina); 3 siblings, Pat, Tim (Leslie), | 12 | | and Ellen; a brother-in-law, Lee Tuttle; his nieces and | 13 | | nephews, Hilary and Colin Runion, Conor, Brennan, and Dixie | 14 | | McElroy, Byrnes Kenworth, Colleen (Jarid) Thompson; a | 15 | | great-niece, Remi; Hayden Athey; and Greg (Annie) and Maggie | 16 | | Tuttle; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Mike McElroy and extend our sincere | 20 | | condolences to his family and friends, the residents of | 21 | | Decatur, and all who knew him; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Mike McElroy as an expression of our | 2 | | greatest sympathy and respect.
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