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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 Richard Terrance "Terry" Donnelly of |
| 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on January 21, 2015; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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