Bill Text: IL SR0964 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Joseph Martin "Joe" McKenna of Erie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0964 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0964-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 Joseph Martin "Joe" McKenna of Erie, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on April 22, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna, the son of Martin and Kathryn | ||||||
| 6 | (Riordon) McKenna, was born in Sterling on August 14, 1944; he | ||||||
| 7 | served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he married | ||||||
| 8 | Frances Dean Hanks, and she preceded him in death in 1974; he | ||||||
| 9 | later married Gloria Rosenow at the Erie United Methodist | ||||||
| 10 | Church on November 23, 1985; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna worked as a welder at John Deere | ||||||
| 12 | Harvester for 30 years, retiring in 2003; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna and his wife, Gloria, operated an | ||||||
| 14 | antique shop for 14 years, and they worked at many antique | ||||||
| 15 | shows on weekends; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna enjoyed gardening and working on the | ||||||
| 17 | farm; he also enjoyed going to casinos and playing cards with | ||||||
| 18 | family; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
| 20 | his son, Joseph McKenna; his brothers, Tom and Clare; and his | ||||||
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| 1 | sisters, Annette and Mary; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Joe McKenna is survived by his wife of 38 years, | ||||||
| 3 | Gloria; his children, Lloyd (Christine) McKenna, Shawn (Donna) | ||||||
| 4 | McKenna, Martin (Kandi) McKenna, and Kathryn (Mark Cox) | ||||||
| 5 | McKenna; his stepchildren, Carla (Roger) Jaquet, Christopher | ||||||
| 6 | (Christine) Mortensen, Jeff Mortensen, and Jodi (Jim Garson) | ||||||
| 7 | Youngberg; 25 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 11 | Joseph Martin "Joe" McKenna and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 12 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 13 | it further
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