Bill Text: IL SR0146 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" Connor of Joliet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0146 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0146-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" | ||||||
| 4 | Connor of Joliet, who passed away on February 10, 2019; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Judge Connor was born in Joliet to John F. and | ||||||
| 6 | Anna Marie (McCauley) Connor on December 14, 1928; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from St. Patrick's School and Joliet Catholic High School; he | ||||||
| 8 | then studied engineering at Marquette University and earned his | ||||||
| 9 | law degree at the University of Chicago; he served in the | ||||||
| 10 | United States Army during the Korean War; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Judge Connor practiced law at Grey, Thomas, | ||||||
| 12 | Wallace & O'Brien before taking the bench in 1965; he became | ||||||
| 13 | Chief Judge of the Twelfth Circuit in 1982; after leaving the | ||||||
| 14 | bench in 1986, he was elected mayor of Joliet, a position he | ||||||
| 15 | held from 1987 until 1991; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Judge Connor participated in many local groups, | ||||||
| 17 | including the Joliet Area Historical Society; he was a founding | ||||||
| 18 | member of the Will County Irish American Society; many people | ||||||
| 19 | recognized him from his jogging days, when he ran all around | ||||||
| 20 | Joliet; he was known for his depth of compassion, his zest for | ||||||
| 21 | life, the strength of his integrity, and the force of his | ||||||
| 22 | intellect; he was a loving and loyal husband and father and a | ||||||
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| 1 | stalwart friend; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Judge Connor was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 3 | and his son, Matthew Connor; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Judge Connor is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
| 5 | Alice Connor; his children, Tracy (Ron Golec) Connor, Darcy | ||||||
| 6 | (Richard) Martin, Ted (Michelle Snow) Connor, and Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | State Representative John (Julie) Connor; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 8 | Rocky, Connor, and Alec Martin and Colin, Jack, and Charlie | ||||||
| 9 | Connor; and his sister, Margaret "Martha" (Jack) Peifer; | ||||||
| 10 | therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 13 | The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" Connor and extend our | ||||||
| 14 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 15 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Charles Connor as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our deepest sympathy.
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