Full Text of SR0904 94th General Assembly
SR0904 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the passing of Harold R. Callahan of Waukegan, | 4 |
| Illinois, who passed away on November 19, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Harold Callahan was born at home during a | 6 |
| snowstorm in Waukegan on January 4, 1925, the youngest child of | 7 |
| James J. and Helen (Bauer Wall) Callahan; and
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| WHEREAS, Harold Callahan attended St. Anastasia Catholic | 9 |
| Grade School, Waukegan Township High School, Class of 1942, and | 10 |
| the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Class of 1949; | 11 |
| he was a Sergeant in the United States Army during World War | 12 |
| II, serving in the Pacific Theater; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Harold Callahan and Joan Pfau were united in holy | 14 |
| matrimony on October 22, 1949; and
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| WHEREAS, He owned and retired from his family's business, | 16 |
| North Shore Printers, Inc., in 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Harold Callahan never lived more than a half of a | 18 |
| block off of North Avenue in Waukegan, with the exception of | 19 |
| college and the Army;
he was active in his community, including | 20 |
| a 30-year membership in the Waukegan Rotary Club, President of | 21 |
| the North Shore Club of Printing House Craftsmen, school board | 22 |
| member, football, basketball, and track coach at St. Anastasia | 23 |
| Catholic Grade School, Chairman of the Citizens Committee to | 24 |
| form a Waukegan Unit School District, President of the | 25 |
| Waukegan-North Chicago Chamber of Commerce, President of the | 26 |
| United Way of Lake County, a sponsor of Junior Achievement, a | 27 |
| member of the Waukegan-North Chicago Jaycees, Coach and | 28 |
| President of Northside Athletic Club, Chairman of the Lake | 29 |
| County Public Building Commission that built the jail, a board | 30 |
| member of the Lake County Easter Seal Society, a board member |
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| of the Lake County Republican Federation, a board member of the | 2 |
| Printing Industry of Illinois, a member of the Illinois CPA | 3 |
| Society, a member of the Waukegan City Club, a board member of | 4 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Lake County, a recipient of the | 5 |
| Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds Award, a golden member of | 6 |
| the Glen Flora Country Club, a lifetime member of the | 7 |
| University of Illinois Alumni Association, and a lifetime | 8 |
| member of Beta Eta Alumni Association (Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter), | 9 |
| his chapter in college; and
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| WHEREAS, Harold Callahan is survived by his best friend and | 11 |
| wife of 57 years, Joan; his wonderful children, Joe (Caroline), | 12 |
| Peter (Crystal), Jay (Mary), Melissa, Charlotte (Martin), | 13 |
| Shelagh (Ray), and Amy; and his beautiful grandchildren, | 14 |
| Kimberly, Kellyn, Katie, Tierney, Chandler, Zach, Jake, Matt, | 15 |
| Grant, Zoe, and Henry; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS,
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and | 17 |
| Helen Callahan; his sister, Alice (Bill) Galbraith; his | 18 |
| brother, Edward Callahan; his son-in-law, David Franklin; and | 19 |
| his adored son, Henry; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 21 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Harold Callahan; and be | 23 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to the family of Harold Callahan.
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