Full Text of HR0501 96th General Assembly
HR0501 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives of | 4 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Jack Farry, Pastor of Saint Andrew Parish | 6 |
| in Chicago, made plans to retire on June 6, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Farry attended Saint Sabina Grammar School | 8 |
| in Chicago, Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Brooklyn | 9 |
| Preparatory Seminary in New York, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary | 10 |
| in Mundelein, and was ordained a priest on April 29, 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Farry began his career at Saint Bernard | 12 |
| Parish in Englewood, where he worked until 1969 when he became | 13 |
| the Catholic Community of Englewood Coordinator, a job in which | 14 |
| he excelled; he left in 1975 to work with the Team Ministry at | 15 |
| Saint Bernard's, which was renamed Saint Benedict the African | 16 |
| in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1988, Father Farry left Saint Bernard's to | 18 |
| become Pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish until 2000; | 19 |
| while serving at St. Thomas', Father Farry was also an integral | 20 |
| member of the Hyde Park Inter-Faith Council; he served as | 21 |
| Chaplain to all the local hospitals; he spearheaded |
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| preservation efforts at St. Thomas', a national historic | 2 |
| landmark; he was active in the life of the students at St. | 3 |
| Thomas' and was a constant fixture in the school, teaching | 4 |
| religious life lessons to all grades; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Farry moved on from Saint Thomas' to become | 6 |
| Pastor at Saint Andrew Parish, where he has remained until his | 7 |
| retirement in June; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Farry's rhetorical and spiritual gifts | 9 |
| have always made him the celebrant of choice at funerals and | 10 |
| weddings; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Father Farry has inspired people throughout his | 12 |
| career to simply be good people, and he has shown an admirable | 13 |
| lack of bias in his preaching as he is able to reach both | 14 |
| Chicago White Sox fans on the South Side and Chicago Cubs fans | 15 |
| up North; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Father Jack Farry on his retirement and wish him | 19 |
| continued success; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Father Jack Farry as a sign of our affection, our |
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| gratitude, and our respect.
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