Bill Text: IL SR0971 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Michael Kelly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0971 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0971-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Michael Stokely Kelly, who passed away
on September 2, 2021 at the age of 52; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly was born in Chicago on October 25,
1968; at age four, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly attended the Hawthorne and Holmes
Elementary Schools and Oak Park and River Forest High School;
and
WHEREAS, During high school, Michael Kelly wrote for the
school newspaper, acted in stage plays, and was the junior
class president; the highlight of these years was his
directorial debut for the Little Theater; while casting for
the play Bleacher Bums, he selected multiple students who had
no prior acting experience; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly completed his bachelor's degree at
the University of Michigan in 1991; he later earned a master's
degree in Social Work and, in 2006, a doctoral degree in Social
Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
WHEREAS, In his career as a helping professional, Michael

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Kelly served as a family therapist, a youth minister at St.
Giles Family Mass, and a school social worker for 14 years,
first at Indian Trail Middle School in Addison and later at
Mann and Lincoln Elementary Schools in Oak Park; and
WHEREAS, After completing his doctoral degree, Michael
Kelly entered academia by joining the faculty of the School of
Social Work at Loyola University; in 2020, he was named the
Lucian Welch and Carol Matusak Endowed Chair; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly was also a prolific writer in the
social work field; he published more than 100 articles, and
one of his books was recently translated into Japanese; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly earned a fellowship at the Oxford
University Symposium for School-Based Family Counseling; in
that role, he edited the School Mental Health Journal and the
International Journal of School Social Work; all the while, he
mentored countless students in the United States and Canada;
and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly ran in a number of marathons,
including those in Chicago, Rome, and Ireland, and competed in
a total of 18 international races; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly was preceded in death by his

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father, Richard Kelly; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kelly is survived by his wife, Lucy Fox;
their three sons, Benjamin, Isaac, and Alfred; his mother,
Karen Kelly; his brother-in-law, Daniel (Susan) Fox; his
parent-in-laws, Win and Alan Fox; and his countless relatives
and friends; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Michael Stokely Kelly and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Michael Kelly as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.