Full Text of SR1044 98th General Assembly
SR1044 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR1044 | | LRB098 20729 MST 57684 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of William Joseph "Bill" Cunningham of | 4 | | Vernon Hills, who passed away on March 10, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Cunningham was born in Chicago on April | 6 | | 29, 1935 to Thomas and Beatrice Cunningham; he graduated from | 7 | | Schurz High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Cunningham worked as a painter with the | 9 | | Nimrod Decorating Company and was a very active member of | 10 | | Painters Union Local 275, serving as financial secretary, | 11 | | apprentice teacher, and eventually President and business | 12 | | agent for many years until his retirement; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, William Cunningham was active in the Des Plaines | 14 | | community; he participated in Boy Scouts with his sons and | 15 | | Indian Guides with the YMCA; he also coached little-league | 16 | | baseball teams and was on many bowling teams; he was active in | 17 | | the Catholic Church and was a member of St. Mary of Vernon | 18 | | Church in Indian Creek for many years, where he assembled a | 19 | | golf team for the annual golf outing; he was also a member of | 20 | | St. Jude Catholic Church in Sarasota, Florida where he spent | 21 | | winters; and
|
| | | SR1044 | - 2 - | LRB098 20729 MST 57684 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Cunningham enjoyed monthly poker games | 2 | | with long-time friends, fishing, camping, and discovering his | 3 | | Irish heritage, which culminated in a trip to Ireland, visiting | 4 | | many of his extended relatives; he also traveled to Europe many | 5 | | times, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Greek Isles, China, and many | 6 | | other destinations; he was a doting grandfather and attended | 7 | | every family event he could possibly fit in; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, William Cunningham is survived by Patricia Beal; | 9 | | his children, Thomas Gregory (Jens) Cunningham, Donald William | 10 | | Cunningham, and Cynthia Louise (Thomas) Lademan; his | 11 | | grandchildren, Kelly Ann Cunningham, Deborah Claire | 12 | | Cunningham, and Kennedy Cunningham Xiu Qiu Lademan; his best | 13 | | friends and sisters, Maureen Sheila Sullivan and Eileen Ann | 14 | | Muench; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, | 15 | | be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | William Joseph "Bill" Cunningham, and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of William Cunningham as an expression | 23 | | of our deepest sympathy.
|
|