Full Text of HR1463 95th General Assembly
HR1463 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of our dear | 4 |
| former colleague and friend, former Illinois State | 5 |
| Representative Maureen Murphy from Evergreen Park, who passed | 6 |
| away August 9, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, She grew up in Evergreen Park and lived on the | 8 |
| same block she grew up on; she was married to her loving | 9 |
| husband Jack for 39 years; she was the proud mother of four | 10 |
| boys, Jason, Shaun, Michael, and Matthew; the loving | 11 |
| mother-in-law of Kelly; the doting grandmother of | 12 |
| grandchildren, Brennah, Mary Margaret (Maggie), John Payton, | 13 |
| and Nathan James Murphy; the caring sister of Jolene Churak and | 14 |
| Michael Tolan; and the beloved aunt of Maribeth Churak and Joey | 15 |
| Churak; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, She had a lifelong devotion to the Catholic | 17 |
| Church; she attended Queen of Martyrs grammar school and Mother | 18 |
| of Sorrows High School in Blue Island, and she attended Mass at | 19 |
| her home parish of Queen of Martyrs daily; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, She started her career in public service with her | 21 |
| election to the Evergreen Park High School Board in 1982, a | 22 |
| position she held for 10 years; she was elected to a 4-year |
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| term as Worth Township Clerk in 1985; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy was elected State Representative | 3 |
| for the 36th District in 1992, where she became spokesperson | 4 |
| and chairman of the House Revenue Committee; she championed the | 5 |
| rights of taxpayers by sponsoring the Cook County Property Tax | 6 |
| Cap Law and Cook County Property Assessment Reform; she fought | 7 |
| for Property Tax Appeal Board jurisdiction for all Cook County | 8 |
| taxpayers, and took an active role in spearheading
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| school reform, one of her proudest achievements as a | 10 |
| legislator; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy continued her commitment to fiscal | 12 |
| responsibility and taxpayer rights by serving two consecutive | 13 |
| 4-year terms as First District Commissioner of the Cook County | 14 |
| Board of Review, helping ensure fair property assessments for | 15 |
| homeowners and business owners; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy had been a faithful advocate for | 17 |
| the Republican Party and its candidates, serving as Worth | 18 |
| Township Committeeman since 1994, Cook County Republican Party | 19 |
| Chairman, State Central Committeeman from the 1st | 20 |
| Congressional District, Delegate to three G.O.P. national | 21 |
| conventions, Co-Chairman of the 1994 Republican State | 22 |
| Convention, and President of the Evergreen Park Republican | 23 |
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| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy was a successful businesswoman | 2 |
| with her Irish import store, Shannon Imports, and a realtor; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy enjoyed the island of Maui, Hawaii, | 5 |
| where she enjoyed the sunrise on Mt. Haleakala and the soft | 6 |
| breezes off the Pacific Ocean; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Maureen Murphy was preceded in death by her son, | 8 |
| Patrick; and her aunt, Helen Hoeffken; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of | 12 |
| Maureen Murphy; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Maureen Murphy as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sincere sympathy at this time.
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