Full Text of SR1033 98th 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 Joseph Francis Callahan of Crystal Lake, | 4 | | who passed away on March 11, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Callahan was born on September 14, 1928 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were John and Anne Callahan; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Callahan graduated from DePaul University | 8 | | in Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Callahan served his country as a member of | 10 | | the United States Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1944, Joseph Callahan joined Sears, Roebuck and | 12 | | Co., where he held various marketing and finance positions for | 13 | | 44 years, eventually becoming Director of Headquarters | 14 | | Merchandising Systems; after retiring from Sears in 1988, he | 15 | | joined the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked until his | 16 | | retirement in 1993; he continued to work with several local | 17 | | businesses in the community and volunteered much of his time; | 18 | | he also served as co-chair of many groups, in which he found | 19 | | time to individually help people going through crisis | 20 | | situations; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Callahan was the devoted father of Mary | 2 | | Eileen (Mark) Pfeiler, Patricia Ann (Edward Ehmpke) Blaida, | 3 | | Jeannette Marie Callahan, Joseph Francis (Maria) Callahan, | 4 | | Jr., and Julianna Joan Callahan; the beloved grandfather of | 5 | | Jason (Karla) Pfeiler, Mark Joseph Pfeiler, Brittina Whiting, | 6 | | Leanne Whiting, Michael Ehmpke, and Joseph and Michael | 7 | | Callahan; the great-grandfather of Keira, Kiley, Kailynn, and | 8 | | Emma; and the dear brother of John (late Rosemary), Patrick | 9 | | (Barbara) and Maurice (Yvonne) Callahan, and Mary Rita (late | 10 | | James) Joyce; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph Francis | 14 | | Callahan; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Joseph Callahan as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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