Full Text of SR1127 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 Anthony "Tony" King, who passed away | 4 | | on July 10, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tony King was born in the Durcan home in Aclare, | 6 | | Tubbercurry, County Sligo, Ireland to Joseph and Kathleen | 7 | | (Durcan) King on February 27, 1945; he graduated from Leo High | 8 | | School in Chicago in 1963 and served in the U.S. Army from 1966 | 9 | | to 1968, where he was stationed in Korea during the Vietnam | 10 | | War; he obtained his bachelor's degree from Lewis University | 11 | | and his master's degree from Governors State University and | 12 | | spent most of his adult life living in the Joliet area; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Tony King retired from Valley View School | 14 | | District 365U after 32 years of teaching; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tony King was a past member of V.F.W. Post #12059 | 16 | | Plainfield and a member of the Knights of Columbus Council | 17 | | #12863 Channahon and St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church; he | 18 | | was an avid reader and a member of the Joliet Library Book | 19 | | Club; his passion was gardening, evident by the vegetables and | 20 | | gorgeous flower beds he grew in his yard; his love of travel | 21 | | took him and his family on many wonderful trips in the U.S. and | 22 | | Europe; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tony King was preceded in death by his parents; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tony King is survived by his wife of 40 years, | 4 | | Teresa "Terri" (Wilhelmi) King; his son, Anthony J. King Jr.; | 5 | | his brothers-in-law, Joseph R. (Cathy) Wilhelmi, Chris (the | 6 | | late Ann Marie) Wilhelmi, and Tom (the late Angie) Wilhelmi; | 7 | | his niece, Lisa (Marc) Judnick and their children, Gregory and | 8 | | Noelle; his nephew, Joseph (Cheryl) Wilhelmi and their son, | 9 | | Carter; his niece, Jessica Wilhelmi and her daughters, Maecyn | 10 | | and Hadley; his nieces, Rachel and Sophia Wilhelmi; his | 11 | | cousin, John Durkin and the Durkin family; his friends, Jose | 12 | | Garcia and Joe and Bonnie Dressar; his neighbors, Marty and | 13 | | Cathy Lepacek and Sherri and Mike Kirincich; and numerous | 14 | | other cousins and friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Anthony "Tony" King and extend our sincere condolences to his | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Tony King as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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