Full Text of SR0097 99th 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 Richard Terrance "Terry" Donnelly of | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on January 21, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly was born in Peoria on September | 6 | | 16, 1946 to Harold F. and Roberta C. (nee Loveridge) Donnelly; | 7 | | he was a graduate of St. Bernard Catholic Grade School and a | 8 | | 1964 graduate of the Spalding Institute; he attended St. | 9 | | Ambrose University until he joined the United States Air Force; | 10 | | he served in Vietnam (Cam Ranh Bay) attaining the rank of | 11 | | Sergeant in the Air Force Police K-9 Unit; he married Molly | 12 | | Ryan on February 25, 1967 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in | 13 | | Peoria; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly returned home following his | 15 | | service, where he began his career as an avid restauranteur | 16 | | with the original Donnelly's Shamrock Pub in 1970, Peoria's | 17 | | oldest Irish pub; he went on to open 5 other restaurant | 18 | | locations: Terry's Old Time Inn, Donnelly's Apollo, Donnelly's | 19 | | Campustown, Donnelly's in Pekin, and Donnelly's Irish Pub on | 20 | | Rockwood, the newest location; he also hosted Peoria's | 21 | | legendary St. Patty's Day Bash at Expo Gardens for over 10 | 22 | | years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly loved all things Irish, but his | 2 | | greatest joy was bragging about his 17 grandchildren; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his sister, Patty (Donnelly) Hibbs; one nephew from | 5 | | his family; and 2 nephews from Molly's family; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly is survived by his wife, Molly; | 7 | | his 2 daughters, Chris (Matt) Waugh and Katy (Shane) Matarelli; | 8 | | his 3 sons, Patrick (Heather) Donnelly, Ryan (Jessie) Donnelly, | 9 | | and Rich Donnelly; his 17 grandchildren, Emily, Maggie, and | 10 | | Patrick Mercer, Charlie and Mary Kate Waugh, Hillary, Jack, and | 11 | | Mary Jane Donnelly, Jack and Maddie Stephens, Finnegan, Nora, | 12 | | and Ryan Donnelly, Sam, Will, and Max Matarelli, and Liam | 13 | | Donnelly; his brother, Mike (Pam) Donnelly; and his 2 sisters, | 14 | | Denise (Hugo) Schaub and Pam (Dan) Dillon; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Richard Terrance "Terry" Donnelly, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Richard Donnelly as an expression of | 22 | | our deepest sympathy.
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