Bill Text: IL SR0403 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Patricia Cullerton of Winfield. Mrs. Cullerton was the mother of Senate President John Cullerton.

Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-10-27 - Resolution Adopted [SR0403 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0403-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Mary Patricia Cullerton of Winfield, who
passed away on September 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, She was born September 16, 1926 in Chicago, the
daughter of the late Pearl, nee McGookin, and the late Thomas
W. Tyrrell; and
WHEREAS, She met John J. Cullerton Sr. at a roller skating
rink when she was 14 years old; together with her husband, an
Illinois Bell Telephone Company employee, they raised 9
children in Winfield; and
WHEREAS, She presided over many family gatherings at a
summer home on Lake Michigan, The Four Acres, where her family
would be joined by aunts, uncles, and cousins; her
grandchildren loved winter visits to her Winfield home, where
they would sled for hours on a nearby hill and later sip hot
chocolate by the fireplace; and
WHEREAS, She will be remembered as a loving mother and
grandmother who cherished being directly involved in the lives
and activities of her children and grandchildren; she took
great pride in helping her children through both high school

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and college; and
WHEREAS, Mary Patricia Cullerton was the beloved wife of
the late John J. Cullerton, Sr.; she was also preceded in death
by her sister, Marge Foley; her brother, Thomas R. Tyrrell; her
brother-in-law and his spouse and her sisters-in-law and their
spouses, James (Lucile) Cullerton, Dotsy (Jack) McMahon, Jane
(Richard) Aldworth, and Adele (James) Murphy; and
WHEREAS, Mary Patricia Cullerton is survived by her
children, Illinois Senate President John J. (Pam) Cullerton,
Jr, Peggy Hosty, Mary Durand, Alice (Jim) Corcoran, Thomas
(Susan) Cullerton, Trish (Mike) Lynch, Patrick (Faith)
Cullerton, Maureen (Jim) Leffler, and Michael (Kai) Cullerton;
her grandchildren, Alice Hosty, the late Robert E. Hosty, Jr.,
Maggie Cullerton, Molly Durand, John J. Cullerton III, Garritt
Cullerton, Matthew Corcoran, Michael Lynch, Miles Corcoran,
Kyle Cullerton, Megan Lynch, Geoffrey Wilson, Lindsay Wilson,
Brynn Cullerton, Josephine Cullerton, Brendan Cullerton, Neil
Corcoran, Tara Cullerton, Bridget Cullerton, Katie Leffler,
Kelly Cullerton, Jack Leffler, and Michael Cullerton; her
brother-in-law, Thomas Foley and her sister-in-law, Joanne
Tyrrell; she was the fond aunt and great-aunt of dozens of
nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL

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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
her family and friends, the passing of Mary Patricia Cullerton;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mary Patricia Cullerton as a symbol
of our sincere sympathy.