Full Text of SR0816 96th General Assembly
SR0816 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 Patrick J. "Papa" "The Cat" O'Neil of | 4 |
| Homer Glen, formerly of Joliet, who passed away on May 1, 2010; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Joliet; he was a proud graduate of | 7 |
| Joliet Catholic High School, class of 1952, where he attended | 8 |
| several Alumni functions and still met with his close | 9 |
| classmates for lunch and golf outings; he was a graduate of | 10 |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science, class of 1957; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a third generation licensed funeral | 12 |
| director and embalmer for 53 years, taking over the funeral | 13 |
| home business from his father; he served his country as a | 14 |
| Korean War Army Veteran; he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic | 15 |
| Church in Lockport and St. Joseph Church Holy Name Society; he | 16 |
| served as an Eucharistic Minister for many years; he was a | 17 |
| member of the Lockport American Legion John Olson Post #18, the | 18 |
| Lockport Moose Lodge #1557; and he was a volunteer Deputy | 19 |
| Coroner for his son; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Will County Police Chiefs | 21 |
| Association, a member of the Illinois and National Funeral | 22 |
| Directors Associations, a member of the Lockport Golf and |
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| Recreation Club, a Charter member and co-founder of the First | 2 |
| Community Bank of Homer Glen and Lockport, a member of the | 3 |
| Lewis University Office of the President's Board, a member and | 4 |
| past President of the Lockport Lions Club, a former member of | 5 |
| the State of Illinois Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing | 6 |
| Board, a former State of Illinois Secretary of State drivers | 7 |
| license employee, and one of the founding members and board | 8 |
| member of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a founder of the Lockport Heights Sanitary | 10 |
| District; he was a Homer township trustee; and a proud and | 11 |
| active member of the Lockport Chamber of Commerce, starting | 12 |
| many Old Canal Day Parades; he also was very active in the St. | 13 |
| Joseph School Athletic Association, coaching basketball for | 14 |
| many years and countless other activities associated with St. | 15 |
| Joseph School and Church and Providence Catholic High School; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife were awarded many awards for their | 18 |
| unconditional dedication and support at both St. Joseph Parish | 19 |
| and Providence Catholic High School; he was an avid Chicago | 20 |
| White Sox fan, Bears fan, but mostly was his children's and | 21 |
| grandchildren's biggest fan and cheerleader in all of their | 22 |
| school and sporting activities; he was also proud of his Irish | 23 |
| heritage, his condo in Sarasota, Florida, and his home on the | 24 |
| Kankakee River; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph T. | 2 |
| and LaVerna (Slater) O'Neil; his brothers, James, J. Francis, | 3 |
| Arthur, Joseph Jr., and John; and his in-laws, Louis and Rose | 4 |
| (Talarico) Fondriest; and
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| WHEREAS, Patrick O'Neil is survived by his devoted wife of | 6 |
| 54 years, Joyce (Fondriest); his children, Kimberly (Edward) | 7 |
| Golob and Patrick K. (Jennifer); the loves of his life, his | 8 |
| grandchildren, Bradley Edward (fiance,Tabitha Krieser), Erin | 9 |
| Colleen, and Shannon Patrick Golob, Shae Marie and Ryan Patrick | 10 |
| O'Neil; his great-grandson, Nathanael; his sister, Mary O'Neil | 11 |
| (the late Edward) Stefanich; his sister-in-law and | 12 |
| brother-in-law, Patricia and William Kettman; and numerous | 13 |
| nieces, nephews, and dear friends, whom he loved so much; also | 14 |
| surviving are his employees, whom he treated and loved as his | 15 |
| family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 18 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Patrick O'Neil; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the family of Patrick O'Neil as a symbol of our | 22 |
| sincere sympathy.
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