Full Text of SR0832 100th 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 Michael Patrick Townsend of Springfield, | 4 | | who passed away on August 18, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Townsend was born in Springfield to Robert | 6 | | and Eileen (Huber) Townsend on November 23, 1939; he graduated | 7 | | from Cathedral Boys High School in 1957; he attended Illinois | 8 | | College and graduated in 1961; he earned his Masters in Social | 9 | | Work from West Virginia University in 1966; he married Carol | 10 | | Piascik in Springfield on September 3, 1960; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Townsend began his career as the district | 12 | | administrator of Children and Family Services of Sangamon | 13 | | County, where he counseled at-risk-youth; for over 30 years, he | 14 | | was a professor at Sangamon State University (University of | 15 | | Illinois Springfield), where he received Faculty Emeritus as an | 16 | | Associate Professor of Human Services and Social Work; he | 17 | | engaged his students in service learning and continuously told | 18 | | them how fortunate they were to be pursuing a career where they | 19 | | would make a difference in the lives of others; he founded and | 20 | | directed many local organizations and groups that encouraged | 21 | | change and equality; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Michael Townsend was a St. Louis Cardinals fan and |
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| 1 | | an even bigger fan of Santa Claus; his greatest love was his | 2 | | family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Michael Townsend was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his wife; his sister-in-law, Nancy Barley; and his | 5 | | brothers, Tommy and Dan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Michael Townsend is survived by his daughters, | 7 | | Laura Townsend, Julie (Jeff) Keeney, Jennifer Townsend, and | 8 | | Angela (James) Burleson; his grandchildren, Jerry Roof, Ian | 9 | | Ericksen, Hannah (Cody) Keeney-Meyer, Chloe Pointer, Madeline | 10 | | and Daniel Burleson, and Eli Hill; his siblings, Nancy (Carl) | 11 | | Saladino, Mary Teresa Ballentine, Jean Townsend, Pat (Bill) | 12 | | Anderson, Carol Townsend, Marilyn (Joe) Mueller, Janet (Chuck) | 13 | | Reynolds, and David (Michelle) Townsend; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Michael Patrick Townsend, and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Michael Townsend as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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