Full Text of SR2157 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 Matthew J. Heffernan of Tinley Park; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan graduated from Mount Carmel | 5 | | High School in
1964 and attended Fox Business College in 1965; | 6 | | he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966, serving | 7 | | in Vietnam; he was honorably discharged in 1968; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan was appointed to the Village of | 9 | | Tinley Park Board of Trustees in April of 1998; he was elected | 10 | | to the board in 2001; he served as Chairman of the Public | 11 | | Safety Committee and the Budget and Administration Committee, | 12 | | and as Mayor Pro-tem in 2006 and 2007; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan served as Co-Chairman of the | 14 | | Tinley Park
Veterans Commission for several years, as | 15 | | Vice-Chairman of the Tinley Park Oktoberfest, and as
Chairman | 16 | | of the Oktoberfest Parade; he was an active member of St. | 17 | | Stephen Deacon
and Martyr Church; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan's notable accomplishments | 19 | | include initiating the Marine Corps Detachment #1217
in Tinley | 20 | | Park, where he served as past Commander; he also served as past | 21 | | First District Commandant for the State
of Illinois Marine |
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| 1 | | Corps League and as Vice-Chairman of the Voice of Democracy; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan initiated the Tinley Park
seat | 4 | | belt ordinance, served on the fire department 100th anniversary | 5 | | committee for the
implementation and dedication of the fire | 6 | | memorial at Zahrocki Plaza, enacted legislation for mutual aid | 7 | | between fire departments for helping each other in the event
of | 8 | | a disaster, and initiated an ordinance establishing a sister | 9 | | city relationship between
the Village of Tinley Park and the | 10 | | town of Mallow, Ireland; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan received the Chamber of | 12 | | Commerce
Outstanding Civic Leader Award in 1996; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan was the proud husband of Jenny; | 14 | | the proud father of
Lisa and Matt; and the extremely proud | 15 | | grandfather of Tyler and Nathan; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Matthew J. Heffernan, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Matthew Heffernan as an expression | 2 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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