Full Text of SR0861 102nd 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 J. Malone Sr., who passed away on | 4 | | January 27, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Malone was born to Irish immigrants on | 6 | | Chicago's Old West Side in the St. Mel-Holy Ghost Parish of the | 7 | | West Garfield Park area on July 7, 1930; he graduated from the | 8 | | parish elementary school; he studied at St. Mel High School on | 9 | | an academic scholarship, where he was a member of the boxing | 10 | | team for four years and co-captain in his senior year; during | 11 | | his college years, he was a welterweight (145 lbs.) boxing | 12 | | champion in the Chicago Golden Gloves in 1951; he studied at | 13 | | Wilbur Wright Jr. College of Chicago; he earned his Bachelor | 14 | | of Science in Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago; he | 15 | | served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1961, where he served as a | 16 | | psychology assistant and earned the rank of specialist 5th | 17 | | class (SP5), known as sergeant today; he was lifetime | 18 | | Chicagoan; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John Malone was a member and past commander of | 20 | | the Gladstone Park Post American Legion; he was a 4th degree | 21 | | member and past grand knight of Addison Council #650 in | 22 | | Hilderbrand of the Knights of Columbus since 1950; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Malone was the husband of the late Maureen | 2 | | (Heafey) for 46 years; he was the father of John J. Jr., | 3 | | Michael P., Brian H., and Maura A. (the late Kevin); he was the | 4 | | grandfather of Megan (Dan) Bacos, Callie (Brandon) Zurek, Kate | 5 | | Lynn, Shannon Noelle, Liam Patrick, Mary Catherine, Sean, | 6 | | Ronan, and Emmett Barron; he was the great-grandfather of | 7 | | Cameron and Lily; he was the brother-in-law of Ana Mae Malone | 8 | | (late Patrick C.) and John J. (Katherine) Heafey; he was the | 9 | | relative of Dr. Nicholas Burriesci (the late Eleanor); he was | 10 | | the uncle to many; and he was the cousin of over 20 residing in | 11 | | Ireland and England; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | John J. Malone Sr. and extend our sincere condolences to his | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of John Malone as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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