Bill Text: IL SR1198 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Justice James T. Londrigan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR1198 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1198-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Justice James T. Londrigan of
Springfield, who passed away on May 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan was born to James E. and Sophia
(Albright) Londrigan in Springfield on February 23, 1925; he
attended Sacred Heart Grade School, Cathedral Boys High School,
the University of Illinois, and the City College of New York
and then graduated from Chicago-Kent Law School; during his
youth, he served as president, vice president, and national
committeeman for the Young Democrats of Illinois and the
Sangamon County Young Democrats; he married Marilyn J. Brust in
1950; after her death, he married Mary Lane in May of 2016; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigran was a disabled infantry
veteran of World War II; he received two Purple Hearts, a
Bronze Star, and five Campaign Citations, including one from
the Battle of the Bulge; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan spent most of his career as a
member of the law firm of Londrigan and Londrigan; there, he
practiced with six other Londrigans, including his father,
James, and his son, Timothy; he also served as a Sangamon
County Circuit Court Judge, a Special Assistant Attorney

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General, a City Attorney, a Hearing Officer, as Legal Counsel
to the State Department of Public Health and Aeronautics, and
on the 4th District Appellate Court; most recently, Londrigan
served as counsel with the law firm of Wolter, Beeman, Lynch
and Londrigan; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan served eight years as an
Illinois State Representative; he sponsored a variety of bills
during his tenure, including legislation to keep the Department
of Revenue and all State government in Springfield, for the
creation of the Sangamon State University Auditorium and for
the Homestead Tax Exemption, for the abolishment of personal
tax, to lower real estate taxes, to require bicycle safety
reflectors, and for Southern Illinois University Medical
School; he also helped secure funding for railroad relocation,
the Prairie Capital Convention Center, and $10,000,000,00
worth of funding for an underground state parking garage; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan served as head of the Knights of
Columbus six point program, where he instituted new programs
including scholarship programs for Cathedral High School; he
instituted and was president of the Knights of Columbus Credit
Union, which later joined with Sacred Heart Credit Union; he
served on the board of directors of the Aid to Retired Children
and was president and Irishman of the Year of the Sons of Erin;
he was a member of the Sangamon County Bar Association, the

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Illinois Bar Association, the D.A.V., the V.F.W., the American
Legion, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Knights of
Columbus #364, the Elks, the Eagles, the Island Bay Yacht Club,
the Sangamo Club, Panther Creek Country Club, the American
Business Club, the Illinois Historic Society and Christ the
King Church; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan was preceded in death by by his
first wife, Marilyn, his parents, and his brother, Robert
Londrigan; and
WHEREAS, Justice Londrigan is survived by his wife, Mary;
his daughters, Linda Gillette, Janet (Bob) Kregbaum, Lisa
Beene, and Mary Jeanne (Dennis) Weakly; his son, Timothy
Londrigan; his grandchildren, Connor and Ciara Londrigan, Luke
and Lexie Weakly, and Halle Beene; his great-grandson; and his
brother, Paul (Karen) Londrigan; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Justice James T. Londrigan 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 Justice Londrigan as an expression

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of our deepest sympathy.