Full Text of SR0338 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John Philip O'Hara, who passed away on | 4 | | October 18, 2020 at the age of 87; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara was born in Worcester, Massachusetts | 6 | | on May 17, 1933; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara served in the U.S. Army in Korea for | 8 | | two years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara earned a bachelor's degree from Brown | 10 | | University in 1957; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara began his career with the Follett | 12 | | Publishing Company in Chicago, where he worked his way to the | 13 | | position of publishing division president; eventually, he | 14 | | founded his own publishing company, JP O'Hara Inc., and one of | 15 | | the signature publications was titled Chicago on Foot; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara returned to Brown University as the | 17 | | director of student activities; he founded the university's | 18 | | Mediation Project and retired at age 77; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara's life of service also included |
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| 1 | | affiliations with Chicago Youth Centers, the District 97 Board | 2 | | of Education, and Boy Scouts Troop 16; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara founded the Oak Park Wednesday | 4 | | Journal; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | Katherine and Russell J. O'Hara; his brother, Frank O'Hara; | 7 | | and his daughter, Alison O'Hara Barasa; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Phil O'Hara is survived by his wife of 25 years, | 9 | | Patricia; his sister, Maurine; his children, Keith (Dena), | 10 | | Julie, and John (Amy); his stepsons, Michael and Will | 11 | | Weatherly; his 17 grandchildren; and his four | 12 | | great-granddaughters; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | John Philip O'Hara and extend our sincere condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Phil O'Hara as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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