Full Text of SR0249 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 Dr. James "Jim" O'Donnell of Woodstock; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was born on May 29, 1939, in | 6 | | Monroe, Wisconsin; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was a graduate of the 1957 class | 8 | | at Joliet Township High School in Joliet; during high school, | 9 | | he was an award-winning concert and marching band member who | 10 | | proficiently played both clarinet and saxophone; he started | 11 | | singing very young and became a boy soprano; he was also an | 12 | | avid tennis player in junior and senior high and received a | 13 | | tennis scholarship to college; he was ranked 8th in the Midwest | 14 | | for boys' tennis; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell served his country with pride as a | 16 | | member of the United States Navy for 4 years and the Naval | 17 | | Reserves for 6 years; during his time in the service, he served | 18 | | as a dentist at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California and | 19 | | attained the rank of lieutenant commander; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell graduated from dental school at | 21 | | Loyola University in Chicago in 1964; he subsequently practiced |
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| 1 | | dentistry for over 40 years; in the 1990s, he and his wife | 2 | | bought a lake home in Wisconsin, where he continued to practice | 3 | | dentistry as an associate until his retirement; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell enjoyed spending time with his | 5 | | family and friends, traveling, good food, sports, and debating | 6 | | about current events, politics, and life in general; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell was preceded in death by his | 8 | | parents, Francis and Irene O'Donnell; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James O'Donnell is survived by his wife of 51 | 10 | | years, Linda Peters O'Donnell; his daughter, Deborah O'Donnell | 11 | | Willyard; his son, James M. O'Donnell Jr.; his granddaughters, | 12 | | Heather and Jennifer Willyard; his grandson, Andrew O'Donnell; | 13 | | his great-granddaughter, Malia Lynn Willyard; his sister, | 14 | | Judith O'Donnell Schulze; his brother, Jon O'Donnell; and his | 15 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 | | his family and friends, the passing of Dr. James "Jim" | 19 | | O'Donnell; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of James O'Donnell as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our sympathy.
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