Full Text of HR0524 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Edmund | 4 | | Miller Morrissey, who passed away on September 12, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey was born on September 18, 1926, | 6 | | in Alton; his parents were Edmund Henry and Emma Miller | 7 | | Morrissey; he married the former Therese (Trixie) Louise | 8 | | Woodbury on November 27, 1948; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey graduated from Marquette High | 10 | | School in 1944; shortly thereafter, he enlisted in the United | 11 | | States Merchant Marine to help serve his country during World | 12 | | War II; he was decorated with the Victory Medal for his | 13 | | meritorious service; after the war, he attended St. Louis | 14 | | University before subsequently graduating from Washington | 15 | | University's School of Engineering; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey was the founder and owner of the | 17 | | Morrissey Construction Company; his firm was instrumental in | 18 | | shaping the region as it grew from its humble beginnings in the | 19 | | basement of his home to one of the region's leading commercial | 20 | | and residential developers; the company completed more than | 21 | | 14,000 affordable units, including housing developments, | 22 | | retail outlets, churches, schools, institutional facilities |
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| 1 | | for the developmentally disabled, and law enforcement | 2 | | headquarters; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey devoted countless hours to | 4 | | volunteer his time and talent on many civic boards for the | 5 | | betterment of the overall community; he cherished and was | 6 | | always there for St. Ambrose Catholic Church, where he | 7 | | worshipped and served for more than 60 years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey had a passion for travel and | 9 | | learning other cultures, most notably the ancient cultures of | 10 | | Central America, where he was recognized as an authority in the | 11 | | field of pre-Columbian antiquities; he also enjoyed hunting, | 12 | | fishing, woodworking, spending time with his family and | 13 | | friends, and spreading good will wherever he went; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents and his sister-in-law, Mary Josephine Morrissey; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Edmund Morrissey is survived by his beloved wife, | 17 | | Trixie; his children, Ed, Jr. (Patty), Mike (Linda), Barbara | 18 | | McGrew (Michael), Tom (Laurie), Jim, Joe, John, Teri Holland | 19 | | (Dean), Dan (Kimara), Patrick, and Kathy Brandt (Kurt); his | 20 | | grandchildren, Mary Morrissey, Jeanne Kirimca, Michael C. | 21 | | Morrissey Jr., Vanessa Bassett, Ryan Morrissey, Tom | 22 | | Edmoundson, Micah Spicer, Edmund Q. Morrissey, McKenna |
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| 1 | | Morrissey, John Paul Morrissey, Jackson Morrissey, Jacob | 2 | | Morrissey, Erich Holland, Nathan Holland, Michelle Holland, | 3 | | Samantha Purcell-Blyth, Daniel Morrissey Jr., Emma Morrissey, | 4 | | Joseph R. Morrissey, Margaret Morrissey, Alexander Morrissey, | 5 | | Matthew Morrissey, Lauren Brandt, Zachary Brandt, Noah Brandt, | 6 | | Luke Brandt, and Sophia Brandt; his great-grandchildren, | 7 | | Konnor Morrissey, Kollin Morrissey, Karson Morrissey, Kooper | 8 | | Morrissey, Madison Bassett, Isabelle Bassett and Shane | 9 | | Morrissey; his brother, Thomas Morrissey, M.D.; his | 10 | | sister-in-law, Jean Woodbury Culligan Doris; and his many | 11 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 15 | | Edmund Miller Morrissey; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Edmund Morrissey as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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