Full Text of SR0146 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" | 4 | | Connor of Joliet, who passed away on February 10, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Connor was born in Joliet to John F. and | 6 | | Anna Marie (McCauley) Connor on December 14, 1928; he graduated | 7 | | from St. Patrick's School and Joliet Catholic High School; he | 8 | | then studied engineering at Marquette University and earned his | 9 | | law degree at the University of Chicago; he served in the | 10 | | United States Army during the Korean War; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Judge Connor practiced law at Grey, Thomas, | 12 | | Wallace & O'Brien before taking the bench in 1965; he became | 13 | | Chief Judge of the Twelfth Circuit in 1982; after leaving the | 14 | | bench in 1986, he was elected mayor of Joliet, a position he | 15 | | held from 1987 until 1991; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Judge Connor participated in many local groups, | 17 | | including the Joliet Area Historical Society; he was a founding | 18 | | member of the Will County Irish American Society; many people | 19 | | recognized him from his jogging days, when he ran all around | 20 | | Joliet; he was known for his depth of compassion, his zest for | 21 | | life, the strength of his integrity, and the force of his | 22 | | intellect; he was a loving and loyal husband and father and a |
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| 1 | | stalwart friend; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Judge Connor was preceded in death by his parents | 3 | | and his son, Matthew Connor; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Judge Connor is survived by his wife of 50 years, | 5 | | Alice Connor; his children, Tracy (Ron Golec) Connor, Darcy | 6 | | (Richard) Martin, Ted (Michelle Snow) Connor, and Illinois | 7 | | State Representative John (Julie) Connor; his grandchildren, | 8 | | Rocky, Connor, and Alec Martin and Colin, Jack, and Charlie | 9 | | Connor; and his sister, Margaret "Martha" (Jack) Peifer; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" Connor and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 15 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Charles Connor as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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