Full Text of SR1130 100th 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 Michael Miller Morrissey of Godfrey, who | 4 | | passed away on November 15, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey was born in Alton to Edmund | 6 | | Miller and Therese (Trixie) Louise Morrissey on June 17, 1951; | 7 | | he graduated from Alton High School in 1969 and married Linda | 8 | | Newby on April 1, 1970; he earned a degree in Business | 9 | | Administration from the University of Miami in 1973; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey followed in his father's | 11 | | footsteps and was an entrepreneur; he opened Morrissey | 12 | | Construction Company of Missouri, an extension of his family's | 13 | | business, Morrissey Construction Company, in 1973; he was | 14 | | instrumental in developing the first condominium conversion | 15 | | project along the Lake of the Ozarks; upon successful | 16 | | completion of this project, he returned home to assist in the | 17 | | cultivation and growth of Morrissey Construction Company; he | 18 | | became President of Morrissey Construction Company in 2010 and | 19 | | served in this role until his passing; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey oversaw and participated in the | 21 | | completion of more than 15,000 housing units, retail outlets, | 22 | | churches, schools, institutional facilities for the |
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| 1 | | developmentally disabled, and law enforcement headquarters; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey had a love for all things St. | 4 | | Louis, fishing, and coins; he shared these interests with his | 5 | | friends and loved ones, and he often commemorated the important | 6 | | dates of his family and friends by giving rare coins; he loved | 7 | | vacationing, particularly to locations that included a beach | 8 | | with a deep-sea fishing boat harbor nearby; he attended many | 9 | | Cardinals and Rams games, including when they played in the | 10 | | World Series and Superbowl; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey rarely missed an opportunity to | 12 | | cheer those he loved; he made frequent doughnut deliveries to | 13 | | his grandchildren's homes on weekend mornings; his infectious | 14 | | and fun personality was highlighted when he was surrounded by | 15 | | his loved ones; his kindness, patience, and empathy will be | 16 | | greatly missed and forever remembered; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey was preceded in death by his | 18 | | parents; his father-in-law, Bill Newby; his mother-in-law, | 19 | | Betty Newby; his brother-in-law, Michael Newby; and his | 20 | | sister-in-law, Theresa Harpole; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Michael Morrissey is survived by his wife, Linda; | 22 | | his children, Michael Jr. (Amanda), Vanessa (Randy) Bassett, |
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| 1 | | and Ryan (Sara); his grandchildren, Konnor, Kollin, Karson, | 2 | | Kooper, Madison Bassett, Isabelle Bassett, Shane, Caroline, | 3 | | and Vivienne; his siblings, Ed Jr. (Patty), Barbara (Michael) | 4 | | McGrew, Tom (Laurie), Jim, Joe, John, Teri (Dean) Holland, Dan | 5 | | (Kimara), Patrick, and Kathy (Kurt) Brandt; his sisters and | 6 | | brothers-in-law, Patti (Frank) Hughes, Noreen Newcome Newby, | 7 | | Kathy (Terry) Bristow, Nancy (John) Magurany, William (Anna) | 8 | | Newby, and Randy (Guillermo) Newby; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Michael Miller Morrissey and extend our sincere condolences to | 12 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Michael Morrissey as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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