Full Text of SR1464 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 Judge Thomas Patrick Carmody, who passed | 4 | | away on October 23, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Thomas Carmody was born to Stephen and Marie | 6 | | (Howard) Carmody in Chicago on June 21, 1932; he graduated from | 7 | | Carlinville High School in 1950, from Blackburn College in | 8 | | 1954, and from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1957; | 9 | | he married Joan Daily in 1961; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Upon graduation from law school; Judge Thomas | 11 | | Carmody began practicing law in Carlinville; beginning in 1960, | 12 | | he served as Assistant State's Attorney of Macoupin County for | 13 | | one term; while maintaining his private law practice, he was | 14 | | elected State's Attorney from 1964 to 1972; he joined the law | 15 | | practice of Edward Phelps, John Russell, and Carl Kasten in | 16 | | 1973; he was elected Circuit Court Judge of the 7th Judicial | 17 | | Circuit in 1990 and served in this role until his retirement in | 18 | | 2004; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Judge Thomas Carmody was a member of Saints Mary | 20 | | and Joseph Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, and the | 21 | | Elks Lodge; he served for many years on the Board of Directors | 22 | | of Carlinville National Bank (now CNB Bank & Trust), on the |
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| 1 | | Blackburn College Board of Trustees, and on the New Calvary | 2 | | Catholic Cemetery Board; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Judge Thomas Carmody was an avid sports fan, | 4 | | especially of Carlinville High School, the St. Louis Cardinals, | 5 | | and the University of Notre Dame; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Thomas Carmody was preceded in death by his | 7 | | parents; his beloved wife; his sister, Mary Jo Herendeen; and | 8 | | his brother, Charles ("Chuck") Carmody; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Judge Thomas Carmody is survived by his sister, | 10 | | Ann O'Rourke; his son, Steve (Tracy) Carmody; his daughter, | 11 | | Susan (Tim) Taylor; his six grandchildren, Clare (Jack) | 12 | | Connors, Patrick, Ryan, and Adare Carmody, and Grace and Cate | 13 | | Taylor; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 16 | | Judge Thomas Patrick Carmody and extend our sincere
condolences | 17 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 20 | | presented to the family of Judge Thomas Carmody as an | 21 | | expression of
our deepest sympathy.
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