Full Text of SR0277 095th General Assembly
SR0277 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Joseph T. McCann of Gurnee, who passed | 4 |
| away on June 14, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was born on February 3, 1919 in | 6 |
| Kenosha, Wisconsin; his parents were Hugh and Elizabeth McCann; | 7 |
| he married Eleanor Meier on January 3, 1941; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was a carpenter for many years on | 9 |
| the North shore and retired from S.C. Johnson Wax in 1982; | 10 |
| after his retirement, he spent the winter seasons in | 11 |
| Brooksville, Florida for 16 years; he was a member of Gurnee | 12 |
| Community Church, Gurnee American Legion, and the Computer | 13 |
| Club; when he moved to Gurnee in January 1933, he lived in the | 14 |
| renowned Mother Rudd House; and
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| WHEREAS, During World War II, Joseph T. McCann served in | 16 |
| the United States Navy aboard the USS Uranus in the Pacific | 17 |
| theatre as an electrician; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was preceded in death by his | 19 |
| parents; his brother, Earl McCann; and his sister and | 20 |
| brother-in-law, Ed and Sophia Jochims; and
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| WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann is survived by his wife, Eleanor; | 2 |
| his children, Cathy Burleson, Tom (Betty) McCann, and Mary | 3 |
| (Jim) Quinn; his grandchildren, Debbie Treadway, Dawn Clemons, | 4 |
| Scott and Eric McCann, and Jim and Kyle Quinn; his | 5 |
| great-grandchildren, Jessica Ledford and Derrick and Nicky | 6 |
| Clemons; his sister, Mabel Passini; and his brother, Bud | 7 |
| (Elaine) McCann; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Joseph T. McCann; and be | 11 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Joseph T. McCann as an expression of | 14 |
| our sympathy.
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