Full Text of HR0312 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Reverend John M. Ryan | 4 | | on the occasion of his 80th birthday and the 55th anniversary | 5 | | of his ordination into the priesthood; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan was born in Chicago on April 20, 1939; | 7 | | he attended St.
Priscilla Elementary School in Chicago, | 8 | | Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, and the | 9 | | University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan received a bachelor's degree in | 11 | | philosophy and a master's degree in
theology; he was ordained | 12 | | into the priesthood on April 30, 1964; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan served Illinois parishes as an | 14 | | associate pastor from 1964
through 1984 in the parishes of St. | 15 | | Angela in Chicago, St. Anastasia in Waukegan, Holy
Cross in | 16 | | Deerfield,
St. Eugene in Chicago, and St. Joseph in Wilmette; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan served our country in the U.S. Army | 19 | | Reserve as Brigade Chaplain with the 1st Brigade,
85th Division | 20 | | in Waukegan from January 1972 to March 1984
as a 1st | 21 | | Lieutenant; in August 1976, he was promoted to
the rank of |
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| 1 | | Captain, and in September 1983, to the rank of Major, all the | 2 | | while serving his aforementioned
parishes; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan served on active duty as Major and | 4 | | Brigade
Chaplain in the U.S. Army
from March 1984 to January | 5 | | 1986 at Air Defense Artillery Training Center, Fort Bliss,
| 6 | | Texas; from
January 1986 to June 1986, he attended chaplain | 7 | | school at Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey; from
June 1986 to July | 8 | | 1989, he served overseas as 1st Brigade Chaplain with the 3rd
| 9 | | Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; from
July 1989 to July | 10 | | 1990, he served as 3rd Brigade Chaplain at the U.S. Army Basic | 11 | | Combat
Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; during | 12 | | his military years, his education included a Chaplain Advance | 13 | | Leadership
Course and Combine Arms Service, Staff School In | 14 | | Residence; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan returned to parish ministry in August | 16 | | 1990; he continued to serve
our country in the Army Reserve | 17 | | from July 1990 until his retirement with the rank of Major on | 18 | | August 1995; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Father John Ryan served as a much-loved associate | 20 | | pastor at Prince of
Peace Parish in Lake Villa from
August 1990 | 21 | | to December 1994; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan continued his ministry as pastor of |
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| 1 | | St. Dismas Church in Waukegan from 1994 to 2009 until his | 2 | | retirement at age 70; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan continues to minister by assisting at | 4 | | Prince of Peace and other parishes in the area; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan continues to be available to minister
| 6 | | spiritually and convivially to the many groups and | 7 | | organizations who
request his presence; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan is a wonderful son, brother, uncle, | 9 | | and great uncle; he is a cherished friend and
confidante to | 10 | | many; he embraces all people equally without regard to their
| 11 | | religion, status, race, or gender; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Father Jack loves unconditionally, and that love | 13 | | is returned by his family,
friends, and the many people who | 14 | | have had the privilege of knowing him; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Father Ryan's trademark sense of humor brings joy | 16 | | to all around him; his
wisdom and grace are held in the highest | 17 | | regard; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, It has been said that Father John Ryan is a priest | 19 | | for priests, and he is greatly
loved as a priest of the people; | 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate the Reverend John M. Ryan on his 80th birthday | 4 | | and the 55th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Father Ryan as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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