Full Text of SR0515 97th 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 John M. "Jack" Geraghty of Plainfield, | 4 | | who passed away on November 10, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born and raised on the Northwest side of | 6 | | Chicago and graduated from St. Pascal's Elementary School and | 7 | | St. Patrick's High School; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He was a Veteran of the United States Army and | 9 | | served in the Philippines at the end of World War II; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, He was a Sergeant with the Chicago Police | 11 | | Department and charter member of the Sergeant Association; he | 12 | | was a realtor with Century 21 and Remax and an accomplished | 13 | | home builder and renovater; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, | 15 | | grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend to many; he was the true | 16 | | "Chairman of the Board" and enjoyed a good laugh, a cold pint, | 17 | | and a great story; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John Geraghty was the loving husband and best | 19 | | friend of 60 years to Donna, nee Kenealy; the devoted father of | 20 | | Colleen (Michael) Lowery, Jack (Peggy), Daniel (Diane), Mary |
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| 1 | | (James) Redding, Patrick (Kathleen), Eileen (Patrick) Brassil, | 2 | | Kathleen (Nigel) McGrath, and Thomas (Alesa); the proud Papa of | 3 | | Erin (Michael) Griggs, Michael, Matthew (Caroline), Daniel, | 4 | | and James Lowery; Daniel, Kelly, and Timothy Geraghty; | 5 | | Catherine, Megan, Terese, and Jennifer Geraghty; Jack, Terry, | 6 | | and Conor Redding; Flynn Geraghty; Patrick, Bridget, and Kevin | 7 | | Brassil; Peadar and Liam McGrath; Justin, Brendan, Mikaela, | 8 | | Ryan, and Owen Geraghty; the dear brother of the late Kevin | 9 | | (Carol), Michael, and Kathleen (Ken) Younkin; the cherished son | 10 | | of the late Nora, nee Costello and the late Michael Geraghty; | 11 | | and the loving cousin "Johnny" of many; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | his family and friends, the passing of John Geraghty; and be it | 15 | | further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of John Geraghty as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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