Full Text of SR0105 95th General Assembly
SR0105 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty of Chicago, | 4 |
| who passed away on February 20, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Rocky River, Ohio, a | 6 |
| suburb of Cleveland; he was a graduate of St. Edward High | 7 |
| School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame; and
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| WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty and Mary Staren were | 9 |
| married in 1989 on a mountain in Aspen, Colorado; he had many | 10 |
| friends and was devoted to both his immediate and extended | 11 |
| families; and
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| WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty was one of the early | 13 |
| pioneers in the financial markets at the Board of Trade; he | 14 |
| began working in the Ginny Mae in 1975 and worked for the Board | 15 |
| for his entire career; he traded in various commodities and | 16 |
| financial pits and became a full member of the Board of Trade | 17 |
| in 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty had many hobbies, | 19 |
| including a love for cooking; he was a man who appreciated good | 20 |
| wine and food; he was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, | 21 |
| traveling around the world to pursue this passion; he loved |
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| music, especially attending music events and concerts; he loved | 2 |
| Lake Geneva, and had a second home and weekend retreat next to | 3 |
| the lake where he could be part of the winter and summer water | 4 |
| sports; and he loved traveling to new places, experiencing new | 5 |
| and different activities; and
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| WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty was the beloved | 7 |
| husband of Mary O'Doherty (nee Staren); the loving father of | 8 |
| Jack, Taylor, Shea, and Morgan O'Doherty; the devoted son of | 9 |
| Maryvonne (nee Rose) and the late Bernard M. O'Doherty; the | 10 |
| dear brother of Mary Ann Kollar, Bernard (Kay), Brian (Anne), | 11 |
| and Pat (Mary) O'Doherty; he is also survived by many nieces | 12 |
| and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 |
| his family and friends, the passing of John Joseph "J.J." | 16 |
| O'Doherty of Chicago; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty as a | 19 |
| symbol of our sympathy.
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