Full Text of SR1048 103rd 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 Mary Haley, who passed away on March | 4 | | 7, 2024 at the age of 75; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley was born the second of six children to | 6 | | Mary and Frank Haley on September 29, 1948; she lived in Oak | 7 | | Park her entire life, where she attended Ascension Catholic | 8 | | Elementary School and Siena High School; she graduated from | 9 | | St. Teresa's College; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley started her teaching career in the | 11 | | Catholic school system in Chicago; she began teaching at | 12 | | Butler School in Oak Brook in 1984, retiring in 2008; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley was honored as a Distinguished Teacher | 14 | | during the United States Presidential Scholars National | 15 | | Recognition Week in Washington, D.C. after being nominated by | 16 | | one of her students in 1996; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Mary Haley became more involved | 18 | | with her community; she was an active member in the Oak Park | 19 | | River Forest League of Women Voters, cared for babies in the | 20 | | NICU at Rush Medical Center, and was an active gardener and | 21 | | reader at the Maze Branch Library of Oak Park; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley and her brother John also served as | 2 | | co-guardians for their sister Jeanne Haley, the youngest of | 3 | | the six Haley children; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley took a deep interest in documenting | 5 | | the Haley family history; she was a big fan of Bruce | 6 | | Springsteen, even traveling to see his concerts; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley will be remembered as an incredible | 8 | | woman and a mentor who challenged her students to grow | 9 | | academically, pushing them intellectually and thoughtfully; | 10 | | she had many dear friends, including all her neighbors on her | 11 | | Highland Avenue block and her family; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley was preceded in death by her parents | 13 | | and her older brother, Bill Haley; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mary Haley is survived by her siblings, Sister | 15 | | Jeanne Haley, John Haley, Dan Haley, and Jeanne Haley; her | 16 | | sisters-in-law, Peggy Haley, Julia Haley, and Mary Colleen | 17 | | Haley; and her nieces and nephews, Katie (Jeff) Philippe, Tom | 18 | | Haley (Cathy), Claire Haley, Rose Haley, Ben Haley, and Mariah | 19 | | Haley; therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Mary Haley and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Mary Haley as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy. |
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