Full Text of SR1414 100th 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 Thomas Joseph "Tom" McHugh of Lake | 4 | | Forest; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to | 6 | | Edward and Eleanor McHugh on September 20, 1935; he graduated | 7 | | from Scranton Preparatory School in 1953 and from The | 8 | | University of Scranton in 1957, where he was Magna cum Laude | 9 | | and captain of the basketball team; he earned his Bachelor of | 10 | | Laws from Georgetown University and his Master of Laws from New | 11 | | York University in 1960 and 1962, respectively; he was | 12 | | certified as a CPA and admitted to the bar in the District of | 13 | | Columbia; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh began his corporate career as manager | 15 | | of the tax department for Ingersoll-Rand; he became an officer | 16 | | and vice president in charge of taxes at Kraft, Inc, in | 17 | | Glenview; during his career, he served as an officer and | 18 | | director of several national organizations dedicated to | 19 | | improving federal tax policy and was instrumental in the | 20 | | passage of the historic Tax Reform Act of 1986; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh served on the IRS Commissioner's | 22 | | Advisory Council; he was the founding president of the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Business Roundtable and served on the boards of The University | 2 | | of Scranton, Marywood University, and Marymount College; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh was honored by the University of | 4 | | Scranton with its Frank J. O'Hara Distinguished Alumni Award; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh founded Witness Ministries, a national | 7 | | Catholic/Christian publishing firm focused on the Mass and the | 8 | | Eucharist; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom McHugh is survived by his wife of 51 years, | 10 | | Joan Carter McHugh; his children, Tom McHugh Jr. (Sinead), | 11 | | Katie McHugh Ranke (Greg), Dan McHugh (Pippa), and Rich McHugh | 12 | | (Danie); 13 grandchildren; his sisters, Betty Antalics and | 13 | | Janet Bartley; and his brother, Fr. Richard McHugh S.J.; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Thomas Joseph "Tom" McHugh, and extend our sincere condolences | 18 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Tom McHugh as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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