Full Text of SR1229 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 John Robert McMahon of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on October 26, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon was born in Chicago on September 14, | 6 | | 1937 to John and Esther (nee Johnson) McMahon; he graduated | 7 | | from DePaul Academy in 1956; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon was employed by Illinois Bell, | 9 | | "Mother Bell", for his entire professional career; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon's service in the United States Coast | 11 | | Guard for 8 years sparked a life-long love of the water, which | 12 | | he passed on to his children; they spent many weekends fishing | 13 | | and boating on the sandbar in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; he was a | 14 | | motorcycle enthusiast and owned and rode many motorcycles | 15 | | throughout his lifetime; the years he spent on his Honda | 16 | | Goldwing were his favorite, riding well into his seventies; he | 17 | | enjoyed many trips with his club, The Back Road Riders; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon coached soccer, took stats at | 19 | | volleyball games, and attended more than his fair share of | 20 | | musicals, concerts, horse races, and Boy Scout campouts - all | 21 | | to support his children; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John McMahon was the loving father of Kathleen | 4 | | (Terry) McCallister, John McMahon, Melissa (Don Thomas) | 5 | | McMahon, Thomas McMahon, and Meredith (Deryl) Sweeney; he was | 6 | | the grandfather or "papa" of Sean, Justin, Olivia, Charlotte, | 7 | | and Samuel; he is also survived by his sister, Ann (Stu) | 8 | | Alderson, and many loving nephews and nieces; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | John Robert McMahon, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of John McMahon as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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