Full Text of SR0349 96th General Assembly
SR0349 96TH 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 Jack S. Mallory of Waukegan, who passed | 4 |
| away on June 16, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Peoria on April 23, 1927, and later | 6 |
| served his country in the United States Navy during World War | 7 |
| II, aboard the U.S.S. Piedmont; he received a Masters degree in | 8 |
| Education from Bradley University in Peoria; he was a member of | 9 |
| Bradley's 1950 College World Series baseball team; prior to his | 10 |
| teaching and coaching career, he played professional baseball | 11 |
| in the New York Yankees farm system; and
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| WHEREAS, He taught mathematics and coached in Washburn, | 13 |
| where he met his wife Patricia K. Logan; they were married | 14 |
| August 21, 1955 and moved to Peoria where he continued his | 15 |
| career at Woodruff High School; after moving to Waukegan in | 16 |
| 1958, he was a math teacher, guidance counselor, and coach at | 17 |
| Waukegan High School; he coached football and basketball, but | 18 |
| is mostly recognized for coaching baseball for 46 years; as | 19 |
| head coach, Jack led American Legion and Waukegan High baseball | 20 |
| teams to four State finals, winning titles in 1969 and 1971; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, He retired from teaching in 1989, yet continued to |
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| coach for Deerfield and Waukegan High Schools and he also | 2 |
| served on the Waukegan School Board; he received numerous | 3 |
| recognition for his achievements over the years, including Hall | 4 |
| of Fame awards from Waukegan High School, Waukegan Coaches, | 5 |
| Bradley University Athletics, Lake County High School Sports, | 6 |
| Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association, and Peoria | 7 |
| Woodruff High School; he was a longtime member of the Pitch and | 8 |
| Hit Club, and participated in many coaching clinics throughout | 9 |
| the Midwest; his greatest reward in coaching was seeing his | 10 |
| players and students go on to receive their own achievements; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He was an avid outdoorsman who loved his many | 13 |
| fishing and duck hunting trips with friends and family; he was | 14 |
| a long-standing member of the infamous Breakfast Club; he | 15 |
| enjoyed volunteering at Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve as a | 16 |
| naturalist; he also loved to read, with a particular interest | 17 |
| in history; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert | 19 |
| Sr. and Blanche; and his brother, Herbert Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Mallory is survived by his beloved wife of 53 | 21 |
| years, Patricia (aka "Dolly Madison"); his daughter, Cathryn | 22 |
| Mallory (Ronn Lewis, "favorite son-in-law"); his son, Michael | 23 |
| (Elizabeth); his son, Ken (fiancée, Kellie); his |
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| granddaughter, Janella Mallory (Luis Vasquez); his two | 2 |
| great-grandchildren, Arian and Jalina; and his many friends | 3 |
| from near and far; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Jack Mallory; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Jack S. Mallory as a symbol of our | 10 |
| sincere sympathy.
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