Full Text of SR1231 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 James A. McDermott, Sr. "Jim" of Bunker | 4 | | Hill, who passed away on May 16, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott was born in Portland, Maine on April | 6 | | 21, 1951 to Dr. Leo James McDermott and Jane Bernice (nee | 7 | | Haley); he attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from | 8 | | Cheverus High School and St. Louis University; he married | 9 | | Rosalind Anne Daly on May 11, 1974; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott spent most of his life teaching | 11 | | special needs children and retired as the Special Education | 12 | | Department Head, Work Experience Coordinator, and Emergency | 13 | | Operations Coordinator at Nottingham Community Access Job | 14 | | Training High School in May of 2014; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott served in many capacities with the | 16 | | American Heart Association, beginning in St. Louis where he | 17 | | served as a Program Associate for Emergency Cardiac Care and | 18 | | Fitness Programs between 1980 and 1985; he volunteered with | 19 | | local fire departments and emergency agencies as a paramedic, | 20 | | basic life support instructor, EMT instructor, and CERT | 21 | | instructor over the period of more than 30 years; in 1985, his | 22 | | family moved to the Birmingham, Alabama area and he became the |
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| 1 | | Affiliate Program and later Management Director for the | 2 | | American Heart Association, Alabama Affiliate; he was very | 3 | | involved in multi-agency programs and was the co-founder of the | 4 | | Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Alabama; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott was a recipient of numerous awards | 6 | | from the State of Alabama for his work with health agencies and | 7 | | efforts to protect children's health; he was also very active | 8 | | with the Knights of Columbus and had served in several | 9 | | leadership positions at the local and state levels; he was | 10 | | recognized by the Alabama State Council as the 1994-1995 Knight | 11 | | of the Year; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott was an amateur radio enthusiast and | 13 | | member of the Lewis and Clark Radio Club; he was a Skywarn | 14 | | weather spotter and enjoyed his volunteer work in many local | 15 | | community service events; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents; sister-in-law, Sharon (Guimont) McDermott; and | 18 | | brothers-in-law, Walter H. Daly and Robert F. Driscoll, Jr.; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim McDermott is survived by his wife, Rosalind | 21 | | "Buzzy"; children, Erin and James, Jr. (Seamus); 4 | 22 | | grandchildren, Andrew, Carey, Emily, and Olivia McDermott; |
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| 1 | | siblings, Leo J. McDermott, Jr., Frances T. Driscoll, Jane B. | 2 | | McDermott, Jr., and Susan E. Mortenson; brothers-in-law, | 3 | | Anthony C. Daly, S.J., Thomas M. Daly, Richmond Anderson, and | 4 | | Lee Mortenson; and 3 sisters-in-law, Sr. Thomas More Daly OSU, | 5 | | Angela Anderson, and Eileen Daly; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | James A. McDermott, Sr. "Jim", and extend our sincere | 9 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 10 | | him; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Jim McDermott as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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