Full Text of SR0046 94th General Assembly
SR0046 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Reverend Robert E. | 4 |
| McLaughlin on Monday, January 24, 2005; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Robert McLaughlin grew up on Chicago's West Side, | 6 |
| the son John and Mary McLaughlin; the Chicago Cubs fan attended | 7 |
| St. Frances of Rome Catholic School in Cicero before continuing | 8 |
| his studies at Quigley Seminary North and St. Mary of the Lake | 9 |
| Seminary in Mundelein; he was ordained in 1966; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend McLaughlin went on to receive a master's | 11 |
| degree in speech and communications at Northwestern University | 12 |
| in 1971; he later honed his leadership skills after receiving a | 13 |
| master's degree in organizational development at Loyola | 14 |
| University in 1987; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, While serving as an associate pastor at Holy Name | 16 |
| Cathedral between 1966 and 1976, he taught religion and | 17 |
| communications to Quigley students; he later served as an | 18 |
| associate pastor at Mater Christi Parish in North Riverside and | 19 |
| as pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Chicago; he was | 20 |
| appointed rector-president of Niles College of Loyola | 21 |
| University in 1984; the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin | 22 |
| appointed him as pastor of Holy Name Cathedral in 1990, where | 23 |
| he served until 2002; he had nearly 40 years of service in the | 24 |
| Archdiocese of Chicago; he was the Pastor of Mary, Seat of | 25 |
| Wisdom Parish in Park Ridge; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend McLaughlin was known for his crimson | 27 |
| hair, "leprechaun" grin, and Irish tenor voice; he was an avid | 28 |
| golfer and had a magnetic personality; people loved him; he was | 29 |
| dubbed "little brother" because of his short stature and was | 30 |
| dedicated to spreading the church's message to the young and | 31 |
| old, and when he was at odds with his colleagues at the |
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| Archdiocese of Chicago, he wasn't afraid to speak his mind; in | 2 |
| the 1970s, Father McLaughlin was president of the Association | 3 |
| of Chicago Priests, a group of several hundred clergy that | 4 |
| clashed with Cardinal John Cody over school closings and other | 5 |
| issues; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Reverend Robert E. McLaughlin has | 7 |
| been deeply felt by many, especially his brothers John P. | 8 |
| (Mariana) and Reverend Edward J.; his sister-in-law, Carol; his | 9 |
| 14 nieces and nephews; and his many friends; he was preceded in | 10 |
| death by his parents, and his brother, Thomas; therefore, be it | 11 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 |
| Reverend Robert E. McLaughlin, and we extend our deepest | 14 |
| sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 |
| him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 18 |
| condolences.
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