Full Text of SR0958 96th General Assembly
SR0958 96TH 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 Joseph Paul Maher Jr. of Alton, who | 4 | | passed away on October 16, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born in Alton on April 10, 1927, the son of | 6 | | Joseph Paul and Myrtle (Dwiggins) Maher Sr; he married Alice | 7 | | Marie Noll on September 11, 1954, at St. Mary's Catholic Church | 8 | | in Alton; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He served his country in the Army and Merchant | 10 | | Marines from 1944 to 1948, and was a member of St. Mary's | 11 | | Catholic Church in Alton, where he served as an usher; he was a | 12 | | member of the Alton Knights of Columbus, loved to play cards | 13 | | with his family, and was a member of the Alton Eagles 254; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He worked for Amoco Refinery and retired in 1985 | 15 | | after 40 years of service, and also served as an alderman for | 16 | | the city of Alton for 25 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his | 18 | | sister and brother-in-law, June and Lyle Ganter; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Maher Jr. is survived by his wife, Alice | 20 | | Marie; his five children and their spouses; Linda and John |
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| 1 | | Battuello, Michael J. Maher, Terry and Robin Maher, Cindy and | 2 | | Linda George, and Chris and Tamara Maher; his grandchildren and | 3 | | their spouses, John and Mary Battuello, Brian Battuello, | 4 | | Patrick Battuello, Katie Maher, Luke, Adam, and Madison Maher, | 5 | | Thomas and Rachel Maher, and Christopher, Ariel, and Danielle | 6 | | Maher; his four siblings and their spouses, Dave and Cleo | 7 | | Maher, Larry and Mareen Maher, Mary Ann and Fred Hentricks, and | 8 | | Mike and Peggy Maher of Godfrey; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | his family and friends, the passing of Joseph Paul Maher Jr.; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Joseph Paul Maher Jr. as a symbol of | 15 | | our sincere sympathy.
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