Full Text of SR1010 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 Patrick Damien "Pat" McAnany, who | 4 | | passed away on February 7, 2024 at the age of 93; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany, the son of Patrick Damien McAnany | 6 | | and Julia Rose (Guignon) McAnany, was born on February 28, | 7 | | 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, along with his identical twin, | 8 | | Emile, and lived his childhood alongside his siblings, | 9 | | Richard, John, and Julie; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany entered the Jesuits in 1952 and was | 11 | | ordained a priest in 1963 with Emile; in 1970, he left the | 12 | | Society of Jesus to marry the love of his life, Charlain Agnes | 13 | | Rigamonti, who had been a nun in the Sisters of Saint Mary; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany and Charlain had two children | 15 | | together, Clare Marie and Damien; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany had a lifelong love of law, | 17 | | graduating from Harvard Law School in 1960; he taught in the | 18 | | law school at St. Louis University from 1966 to 1969 and helped | 19 | | rewrite the Illinois penal code from 1969 to 1971; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany continued his teaching career, |
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| 1 | | serving as a professor of criminal justice at the University | 2 | | of Illinois at Chicago from 1971 to 1999; he became the head of | 3 | | the department from 1991 to 1996, adding a Ph.D. program at the | 4 | | end of his tenure; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany was an active member of Ascension | 6 | | Parish in Oak Park since 1971; he was a founding member of the | 7 | | Peace and Justice Committee, which he served for 40 years; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany also served as chairman of the board | 9 | | of the Illinois Coalition to End the Death Penalty, lobbying | 10 | | successfully for its abolition; he also organized to help | 11 | | formerly incarcerated heroin addicts and domestic violence | 12 | | survivors, among countless other causes; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany had a passion for history, family | 14 | | history in particular; he researched his lineage extensively | 15 | | and wrote essays about his ancestry, which can still be found | 16 | | on McAnanyfamily.net; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Pat McAnany is survived by his loving wife, his | 18 | | two children, Clare Marie Kalemba and Damien McAnany Luce | 19 | | (Maggie Flemming Luce), and his grandchildren, Sebastian, | 20 | | Rose, and Xavier Kalemba and Vida and Silas Luce; therefore, | 21 | | be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Patrick Damien "Pat" McAnany and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Pat McAnany as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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