Full Text of SR0430 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of John Patrick "Pat" Kelly of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on July 23, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was born to Joseph and Ellen Mahady | 6 | | Kelly in Springfield on September 17, 1935; he attended | 7 | | Cathedral Grade School and graduated from Cathedral Boys High | 8 | | School in 1953; he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed | 9 | | overseas during the Korean War; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kelly worked as a plumber for 42 years, | 11 | | primarily in construction for A.J. Weiskopf & Sons and in | 12 | | construction and maintenance at the State Capitol Complex for | 13 | | the Illinois Secretary of State; he was a member of UA Local | 14 | | 137; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was very proud of his Irish heritage | 16 | | and a fan of all things Irish, from the Notre Dame Fighting | 17 | | Irish to Springfield's own Saint Patrick's Day Parade; he was | 18 | | a founding member of the local Ara's Army/Irish Mafia bus | 19 | | trips to South Bend, Indiana; he was given the Michael J. | 20 | | Howlett Award as Springfield's Irishman of the Year in 2009; | 21 | | he remains the namesake for the Irish public house J.P. | 22 | | Kelly's in downtown Springfield, which is owned by his |
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| 1 | | daughter, Ellen; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was preceded in death by his parents | 3 | | and his siblings, Winifred Gardner, Helen Todd, Josephine | 4 | | Lloyd, Isabelle Carey, Catherine Baker, Joseph Henry Kelly, | 5 | | Rita Roderick, and Alice Maureen Kelly; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pat Kelly is survived by his wife, Norma | 7 | | McCullough Kelly; his children, Chris (Gae) Kelly, Maria | 8 | | Stacy, Dan (Shannon) Kelly, Colleen McDonald, Patrick Kelly, | 9 | | Terry (Anne) Kelly, and Ellen Giacomini; 18 grandchildren; and | 10 | | seven great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | John Patrick "Pat" Kelly and extend our sincere condolences to | 14 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Pat Kelly as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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