Bill Text: IL SR0322 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Edward F. Gilligan, Sr. of Harvard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR0322 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0322-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 Edward F. Gilligan, Sr. of Harvard, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on February 6, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. was born on November 14, 1937 | ||||||
6 | in Chicago; his parents were Edward F. and Anna Mae (nee | ||||||
7 | Malloy) Gilligan; he married Ellen D. Anderson on April 4, 1970 | ||||||
8 | in Chicago; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. served his country as a | ||||||
10 | member of the United States Army Corps of Engineers for 10 | ||||||
11 | years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. was a graduate of Coyne | ||||||
13 | Electrical School; he was employed as a union electrician with | ||||||
14 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 117 for | ||||||
15 | over 40 years; during his career as an electrician, he worked | ||||||
16 | on the Byron Nuclear Plant, Motorola in Harvard, and the | ||||||
17 | Huntley Outlet Mall; he also worked as a Century 21 Real Estate | ||||||
18 | salesperson; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. used his skills as an | ||||||
20 | electrician, helping others through PADS and through many | ||||||
21 | Catholic churches in McHenry County and Necedah, Wisconsin; he |
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1 | also gave much support to the local food pantry; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. was Ham Radio Operator KB9FIL | ||||||
3 | and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. enjoyed traveling and | ||||||
5 | visited many places, including Ireland, various places in the | ||||||
6 | United States, and the Caribbean; he also loved spending time | ||||||
7 | with his family and union friends, raising animals, working on | ||||||
8 | cars, and volunteer work; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
10 | parents; his wife; and a brother-in-law, Ray Ostrowski, Sr.; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Edward Gilligan, Sr. is survived by 4 children, | ||||||
13 | Edward F. (LeeAnn) Gilligan, III, Mary Gilligan, MaryAnn | ||||||
14 | (Domingo) Parada, and Michael P. (Erin) Gilligan; 3 | ||||||
15 | grandchildren, Darrin Jacob, Grace Marie, and Prestan Quinn | ||||||
16 | Gilligan; 2 sisters, Josephine Ostrowski and Rosalie Gilligan; | ||||||
17 | and many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
20 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Edward F. Gilligan, | ||||||
21 | Sr.; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Edward Gilligan, Sr. as an | ||||||
3 | expression of our sympathy.
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