Full Text of SR0021 94th General Assembly
SR0021 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Thomas J. McLean passed away December 3, 2004, | 3 |
| exactly eight years after receiving the incredible gift of a | 4 |
| second life through the miracle of a double lung transplant; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, In March 2004, Tom received a third gift of life | 7 |
| through another double lung transplant; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom prevailed over his lifelong affliction with | 9 |
| cystic fibrosis with an indomitable spirit which carried him | 10 |
| through numerous adventures, even parachuting from an | 11 |
| airplane; a champion tennis player and sports lover (particular | 12 |
| of the Cubs and Notre Dame football), Tom was an especially | 13 |
| talented golfer who delighted in the competition and | 14 |
| camaraderie of his family and friends on some of the world's | 15 |
| most beautiful courses; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a proud honors graduate of Holy Angels, | 17 |
| Marmion Military Academy, and the University of Notre Dame; | 18 |
| while his accomplishments were many, he most cherished the | 19 |
| wonderful lifelong friendships he formed at his alma maters; he | 20 |
| was especially blessed by an amazing group of friends from | 21 |
| Notre Dame who constantly supported and loved him; and
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| WHEREAS, After obtaining his CPA license, Tom developed | 23 |
| many more lifelong friendships as an accountant in property | 24 |
| management for Richard Ellis, Hamilton Partners, and most | 25 |
| especially Lincoln Property Company in Chicago; he had a great | 26 |
| pride and proficiency in his work and touched everyone he met | 27 |
| with his friendly manner and determination to succeed; and
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| WHEREAS, His greatest gifts were the kindness, laughter, | 29 |
| and loyalty he shared with his family and friends; he enjoyed a | 30 |
| close relationship with his parents who lovingly cared for him |
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| through numerous illnesses into his adulthood; he was a warm | 2 |
| and embracing husband, son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, | 3 |
| and friend; he was especially comforted by the unwavering | 4 |
| support and care during the final year of his life by his wife, | 5 |
| his parents, and all of his family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, His greatest joy and happiness was meeting the one | 7 |
| and only true love of his life, Kristine McGuire; Tom and | 8 |
| Kristine immediately fell in love when they met, and they were | 9 |
| joyously married in a beautiful ceremony at Annunciation Church | 10 |
| on August 10, 2002; though their time together on this earth | 11 |
| was far too short, Tom and Kristine's love for each other is | 12 |
| timeless and limitless; and
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| WHEREAS, Tom was preceded in death by his cherished sister, | 14 |
| Kathy McLean Colombo, with whom he shared a special bond in | 15 |
| their brave fight together against cystic fibrosis; his | 16 |
| grandparents, George and Margaret Barkei; his grandfather, | 17 |
| Donald McLean; and two special anonymous donors whose families | 18 |
| generously offered him two sets of new lungs so that his gift | 19 |
| of life could continue; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Thomas J. McLean is felt by all who | 21 |
| knew and loved him, especially his beloved wife, Kristine; his | 22 |
| parents, Michael and Shirley (Barkei) McLean; his brother, Tim | 23 |
| (Jeanne); his sister, Ann (Kevin) Ingram; his grandmother, | 24 |
| Marguerite McLean; his nephews, Joseph, Jeffrey, and Daniel | 25 |
| McLean and Gabriel Seannell; his nieces, Katie and Meghan | 26 |
| Ingram; his father-in-law, Al McGuire; his mother-in-law, | 27 |
| Carol McGuire; his sister-in-law, Gail (Matthew) Scannell; his | 28 |
| brother-in-law, Sean (Marlo) McGuire; and numerous loving | 29 |
| aunts, uncles, cousins, and countless dear friends; therefore, | 30 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 32 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Thomas J. McLean and we extend our sincerest condolences to his | 2 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 5 |
| sympathy.
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