Bill Text: IL SR0848 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John D. "Jack" McDermott of Chatham.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0848 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0848-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of John D. "Jack" McDermott of Chatham, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on July 20, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott was born to George and Elizabeth | ||||||
| 6 | (Darrah) McDermott in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 8, | ||||||
| 7 | 1936; he attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Grade School | ||||||
| 8 | and Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia; he earned | ||||||
| 9 | a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle | ||||||
| 10 | College in Philadelphia, where he served as secretary, | ||||||
| 11 | treasurer, vice-president, and president of the La Salle | ||||||
| 12 | College Evening Division-Student Congress and was a member of | ||||||
| 13 | Cross Keys Student Service Fraternity; he enlisted in the U.S. | ||||||
| 14 | Army in 1956, serving as a helicopter mechanic in Korea before | ||||||
| 15 | being honorably discharged in 1962; he married Mary S. Killeen | ||||||
| 16 | at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Philadelphia | ||||||
| 17 | on September 27, 1958; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott took care of his family by working | ||||||
| 19 | multiple jobs at a time, including driving a chicken delivery | ||||||
| 20 | car at night; he was employed with Standard Pressed Steel, 3M, | ||||||
| 21 | and Morton Salt in Pennsylvania; while employed with the | ||||||
| 22 | DICKEY-john Corporation, he moved his family to Illinois, and | ||||||
| 23 | he went on to work with Meyer Snow Plow; over the years, he | ||||||
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| 1 | worked for several local dealerships, including Young Motors, | ||||||
| 2 | Tjelmeland Laketown Automotive, Parkway Motors, and Honda of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; in retirement, he opened McDermott Motors in | ||||||
| 4 | Springfield; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott knew the value of generosity and | ||||||
| 6 | possessed a giving heart; he enjoyed giving treats to any dog | ||||||
| 7 | he met; he treasured spending time with his family; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Jack McDermott was the husband of Mary S. | ||||||
| 9 | McDermott; the father of Mary Seton (Bill) Smart, Eileen | ||||||
| 10 | (Steve) Parn, John (Connie) McDermott Jr., Joan (Tim) Casper, | ||||||
| 11 | and Bill (Kristin) McDermott; the grandfather of 17; the | ||||||
| 12 | great-grandfather of nine; the brother of Betty (Jim) Duffy | ||||||
| 13 | and Peggy (Bill) Rose; and the best friend of the Bobby (Joan) | ||||||
| 14 | Croke; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 17 | John D. "Jack" McDermott and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 18 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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