Full Text of SR1199 98th General Assembly
SR1199 98TH 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 Patricia Rose (nee Cleary) Carney of | 4 | | Joliet, who passed away on May 6, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Carney was born in Peoria on June 18, | 6 | | 1926 to Harold and Cecilia Cleary; she attended the Academy of | 7 | | Our Lady High School and graduated from Bradley University in | 8 | | 1948, where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority; she | 9 | | later pursued graduate studies in Social Work at Loyola | 10 | | University in Chicago; she married Lt. Col. John Francis, M.D. | 11 | | on December 22, 1951 at St. Mark's Church in Peoria; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Carney worked for the American Red Cross; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Carney was a member of St. Paul the | 15 | | Apostle Church and other charitable organizations; she enjoyed | 16 | | gazing out her window at the gentle sunsets, the frenetic play | 17 | | of squirrels and raccoons, and the vibrant flowers encircling | 18 | | the family home at her "heavenly hill"; she also enjoyed | 19 | | spending time with her family and watching her grandchildren | 20 | | participate in Irish dance, basketball, and tennis; she made | 21 | | multiple trims to Jamaica with her family, where a charitable | 22 | | dental clinic was established in her honor in 2005; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Carney was preceded in death by her | 2 | | husband, Dr. Carney; her mother, Cecilia Cleary (nee Render); | 3 | | and her father, Harold Cleary; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Carney is survived by her sister, Ava | 5 | | (late Robert) Ossenbeck; her sons, John Michael Carney, M.D.,
| 6 | | Patrick (Deborah) Carney, M.D., Brian (Darena) Carney, Paul | 7 | | Carney, James
(Susan) Carney, D.D.S., and the Honorable Thomas | 8 | | (Anne) Carney; and 12 grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Patricia Rose Carney, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Patricia Carney as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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