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92_SR0036
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of William J. Mulcahy Jr., who passed away on February 10,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, William J. Mulcahy Jr. was the middle child of
7 five born to William Sr. and Diana Mulcahy; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahy began his career with Blake-Lamb
9 Funeral Home in Oak Lawn as a teenager, where he washed cars,
10 ran errands and worked as a janitor; after graduating from
11 the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1974, Mr. Mulcahy
12 became manager of the funeral home and went on to oversee
13 several Blake-Lamb homes until 1988; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahy joined the Andrew J. McGann & Son
15 Funeral Home in Chicago, where he was general manager and
16 later a partner; when the home merged with Stewart
17 Enterprises three years ago, Mr. Mulcahy became regional
18 manager overseeing five Chicago area properties; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahy was a member of the Marist High
20 School board of directors and past president of the Marist
21 Alumni Association; he was a former president of the Oak Lawn
22 Rotary Club and a member of the Little Company of Mary
23 Hospital Foundation Board; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahy was devoted to his community and to
25 helping others in times of need; and
26 WHEREAS, The passing of William J. Mulcahy, Jr. will be
27 deeply felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his
28 wife, Kathleen Mulcahy; his children, William III, Joseph and
29 Mary Katherine Mulcahy; his stepdaughters, Elizabeth and
30 Bridget Sebek; his stepson, Joseph Sebek; his parents,
31 William Sr. and Diana Mulcahy; his sisters, Barbara (husband,
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1 Richard) Kuberry and Donna (husband, Thomas) Russell; and his
2 brother, Thomas Mulcahy; his mother-in-law and father-in-law,
3 John and Gloria Walsh; his brothers-in-law, John (wife,
4 Michele) Walsh and Michael (wife, Nancy) Walsh, and Peter
5 (wife, Veronica) Walsh; his sister-in-law, Mary (husband,
6 Martin) Mikolojewski; his uncle; his great-uncle; his cousin;
7 and his nephew; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
10 all who knew him, the death of William J. Mulcahy, Jr. of
11 Beverly, Illinois; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of William J. Mulcahy, Jr. with our
14 sincere condolences.