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91_SR0462
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 extend their sincere condolences to the family and friends of
4 John "Tim" Phelan, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, John "Tim" Phelan was a 1962 graduate of Mendel
6 Catholic High School; upon graduation he joined Operating
7 Engineers Local 399, where he worked as a building engineer
8 before his involvement in union matters; and
9 WHEREAS, In 1972 Mr. Phelan was elected secretary of
10 Local 399; in 1982 he was elected business agent, and in 1993
11 he became president of the union; during his seven years as
12 president Mr. Phelan brought pay and benefit increases to the
13 union members, worked on the first statewide contract for
14 Illinois Secretary of State workers, and saw an increase in
15 membership from 6,500 to 9,000; and
16 WHEREAS, John "Tim" Phelan was known for being loyal,
17 dependable, a great labor leader, and a friend to working men
18 and women; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Phelan served as president of the AFL-CIO's
20 Chicago Port Council and also as general vice president in
21 the International Union of Operating Engineers, and on
22 numerous boards of directors, including the Metropolitan Pier
23 and Exposition Authority, the Chicago Convention & Tourism
24 Bureau, and the Illinois Port Authority; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Phelan was the first labor leader appointed
26 to the Cook County economic development advisory board in
27 1997; and
28 WHEREAS, The passing of John "Tim" Phelan will be deeply
29 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife,
30 Karen; his daughters, Nora Clifford and Nellie Wilson; his
31 sons, Joseph and Ryan; his sisters, Kathleen Griffin, Norine
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1 Byrne, and Eileen O'Connor; and his two grandsons; therefore,
2 be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5 his many loved ones, the death of John "Tim" Phelan of
6 Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of John "Tim" Phelan.