Full Text of SR1150 101st 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 Dominic E. "Ditty" Lynch Jr. of Watseka, | 4 | | who passed away on May 10, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Lynch Jr. was born to Dominic E. and Mary | 6 | | Ellen Nally Lynch Sr. on July 3, 1928; he graduated from | 7 | | Watseka High School in 1946 and Western Illinois University in | 8 | | 1953, where he earned three varsity letters in football, was | 9 | | named First Team Defensive Player of the Year, and was inducted | 10 | | into the Western IL University Football Hall of Fame in 1983; | 11 | | he served in the U.S. Army under the 1st Infantry Division | 12 | | during WWII and was stationed in Bad Tolz, Germany; he married | 13 | | Bonnie L. Scott in Macomb on August 16, 1952, and she preceded | 14 | | him in death on February 17, 2018; he was a lifetime citizen of | 15 | | Watseka; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Alongside his brother Jack, Dominic Lynch Jr. | 17 | | carried on his father's business as the former owner, operator, | 18 | | and vice chairman of the D.E. Lynch Construction Company, which | 19 | | later became the Iroquois Paving Corporation; he served as | 20 | | president of the Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association two | 21 | | times and was a member of the Associated General Contractors of | 22 | | Illinois; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Lynch Jr. was committed to his faith and | 2 | | was a member of St. Edmund Catholic Church; he was a Fourth | 3 | | Degree Knights of Columbus and was actively involved in several | 4 | | other organizations, including the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity | 5 | | at Western Illinois University, the Watseka Chamber of | 6 | | Commerce, the Watseka Lions Club, the Watseka American Legion, | 7 | | the Union League Club of Chicago, and the Watseka Elks Lodge | 8 | | No. 1791, where he had served as a past exalted ruler; he was | 9 | | also a member of the Shewami Country Club, where he was | 10 | | instrumental in organizing the construction of the back nine in | 11 | | 1984; he was a recipient of the Western Illinois University | 12 | | Alumni Association Achievement Award, the WCHS Athletic | 13 | | Achievement Award, and the Sam Walton Business Leader Award; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Nothing brought Dominic Lynch Jr. more joy than | 16 | | his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; he | 17 | | especially enjoyed watching them participate in WCHS Athletics | 18 | | and rarely missed a game or an event; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Lynch Jr. was preceded in death by his | 20 | | wife; his parents; and his brothers, John (Jack) Lynch and | 21 | | Patrick Martin Lynch; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dominic Lynch Jr. is survived by his son, Michael | 23 | | (Patti) Lynch; his daughters, Nancy Cowan, Kathy (Joe) Kubal, |
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| 1 | | Chris (Kevin) Bossong, and Jennifer (Mike) Dixon; his 12 | 2 | | grandchildren; and his seven great-grandchildren; therefore, | 3 | | be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Dominic E. "Ditty" Lynch Jr. and extend our sincere condolences | 7 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Dominic Lynch Jr. as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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