Bill Text: IL SR0996 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mike Shea of Pekin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0996 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0996-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 Mike Shea of Pekin, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | October 8, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was born in Peoria to James D. and Ruth | ||||||
| 6 | A. Marchino Shea on July 19, 1940; he married Trudy Ann Durbin | ||||||
| 7 | in Pekin on October 12, 1963; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea served in the United States Air Force | ||||||
| 9 | National Guard and worked for Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation, | ||||||
| 10 | from which he retired; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was a member of St. Joseph Catholic | ||||||
| 12 | Church in Pekin; he was active in the Knights of Columbus, | ||||||
| 13 | Cursillo, the We Are the Church spiritual renewal program, and | ||||||
| 14 | the Prison Ministry; he was a basketball coach at St. Joseph | ||||||
| 15 | Catholic School and a Committee Representative for the United | ||||||
| 16 | Steel Workers; he was a foster parent to over 300 children; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was an avid Cardinals fan; he was a | ||||||
| 18 | devoted father, grandfather, brother, and friend; he was his | ||||||
| 19 | grandchildren's biggest fan; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was preceded in death by his parents; | ||||||
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| 1 | his wife, Trudy; his son, Dennis Shea; his granddaughter, | ||||||
| 2 | Carolyn Jane Shea; his sister, Delia Ryan; and his brother, | ||||||
| 3 | James Shea; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mike Shea is survived by his daughter, Denise | ||||||
| 5 | Goessman; his grandchildren, Alli (Ryan) McClanahan, Natalie | ||||||
| 6 | Shea, Shea Goessman, William Shea, Elizabeth Shea, and Addison | ||||||
| 7 | Goessman; his sisters, Mary (Robert) Gover, Ann (Robert) | ||||||
| 8 | Hickey, Pat (Jay) Bednar, and Fran (Joe) Crusen; his brothers, | ||||||
| 9 | John (Pat) Shea M.D., Tom (Ann) Shea, Tim (Mary) Shea, and Pete | ||||||
| 10 | Shea; his brother-in-law, Jack Ryan; his sister-in-law, Cathy | ||||||
| 11 | Shea; his daughter-in-law, Jessica Shea; his many nieces and | ||||||
| 12 | nephews; his companion, Brenda Simon; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Mike Shea an extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 16 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Mike Shea as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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