Bill Text: IL SR0516 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Joseph P. Colgan of Wyoming, Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-07 - Resolution Adopted [SR0516 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0516-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 Joseph P. Colgan of Wyoming, Illinois, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on April 28, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan was born on September 24, 1913 in | ||||||
6 | Wyoming, Illinois; his parents were John I. Colgan and Sophia | ||||||
7 | Frances (nee Coyle); he married Majella Harty on May 25, 1940 | ||||||
8 | at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Kinsman; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan attended Wyoming schools and | ||||||
10 | graduated as valedictorian of Wyoming High School in 1931; he | ||||||
11 | subsequently attended St. Bede Academy in Peru and St. Ambrose | ||||||
12 | College in Davenport, Iowa; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan began his career as a farmhand at | ||||||
14 | home and as a store clerk at Johnson's Drugstore during his | ||||||
15 | high school years; after college, during the Great Depression, | ||||||
16 | he worked 4 years as a clerk at the John Deere farm implement | ||||||
17 | business in Wyoming; he was then recruited to be a regional | ||||||
18 | sales representative for the John Deere Company, working for 10 | ||||||
19 | years covering central Illinois; in 1947, he returned to | ||||||
20 | Wyoming to purchase and manage the John Deere dealership; his | ||||||
21 | Colgan Company implement business served area farmers for 40 | ||||||
22 | years and sold and constructed Behlen grain bins; he was later |
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1 | joined in business by his son, Tim, who succeeded him as the | ||||||
2 | dealer; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan was a member of St. Dominic Catholic | ||||||
4 | Church, where he served as a lector, Eucharistic minister, and | ||||||
5 | cemetery trustee; he was a member of the Knights of Columbus | ||||||
6 | for 76 years, attaining the 4th Degree and Grand Knight levels; | ||||||
7 | he was a 67-year charter member and former president of the | ||||||
8 | Wyoming Lions Club; he also served as a Wyoming Fire District | ||||||
9 | trustee, a Chamber of Commerce member, and a member of the | ||||||
10 | Stark County Heart Association, the Health Improvement | ||||||
11 | Association, the Crop Extension Resource Development Council, | ||||||
12 | and the Soil and Water Conservation District; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
14 | family and friends, sharing amusing stories, helping others, | ||||||
15 | reading, travel, and the Chicago Cubs; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan was preceded in death by his | ||||||
17 | parents; 4 siblings, (Germaine) Sr. Maurita, O.P. (Sinsinawa | ||||||
18 | Dominicans), John E. "Manny," Mary Gasperich, and Peter James | ||||||
19 | "Jim" Colgan; and a grandson, Daniel J. Gill; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Joseph Colgan is survived by his wife of 75 years, | ||||||
21 | Majella; 12 children, Judy (Bob) Curran, Joanne (Gene) Gill, | ||||||
22 | Pat, Tim (Patty), Colleen Colgan, Paul (Phyllis), Philip (Geol |
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1 | Weirs), Jane (John) Francis, Susan (Ken) Knapp, Marty (Sue), | ||||||
2 | Greg, and Tom (Gloria); 22 grandchildren; 34 | ||||||
3 | great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; therefore, | ||||||
4 | be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
7 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph P. Colgan; and | ||||||
8 | be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of Joseph Colgan as an expression of | ||||||
11 | our sympathy.
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