Full Text of HR0841 99th 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 Robert J. | 4 | | "Bob" Rooney of Western Springs; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney was born on March 21, 1931, the first | 6 | | day of spring, and passed away on September 17, 2015; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney faced one of the toughest challenges of | 8 | | his life more than 30 years ago with the passing of Joan | 9 | | O'Brien Rooney, with whom he had been married for 25 years and | 10 | | with whom he was bringing up 7 loving children; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney found strength in his faith and | 12 | | continued to raise his children, but he would not be alone; he | 13 | | and his family were found by Muriel McAuliffe Rooney, who would | 14 | | be his wife for 30 years; more children joined this loving | 15 | | household at this time; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, As his career moved onward, Bob Rooney became a | 17 | | leading member of the lay support team that buttresses the work | 18 | | of Misericordia Heart of Mercy, the Chicago-based home and | 19 | | nonprofit service center for persons with developmental | 20 | | disabilities; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, For Bob Rooney, the words "faith" and "service" | 2 | | were intertwined; he was a reader at Mass and a Eucharistic | 3 | | Minister of his parish; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney was a defender of his country during | 5 | | the height of the Cold War, having served in the United States | 6 | | Air Force; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney is survived by his wife, Muriel, who | 8 | | knows him as the proud father of 11 children, the loving | 9 | | grandfather of 34 grandchildren, and the indulgent | 10 | | great-grandfather of 3; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bob Rooney will be fondly remembered by his | 12 | | friends and family as a man who was able to be both tough and | 13 | | kindly at the same time; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | mark with sadness the death of a true gentleman, a believer and | 17 | | practitioner of Christian service, and a man of courage, Robert | 18 | | J. "Bob" Rooney; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to his widow, Muriel McAuliffe
Rooney, as a mark of | 21 | | respect by the Illinois House of Representatives to the Rooney |
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