Bill Text: IL SR1278 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John T. Tierney.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1278 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1278-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 John T. "Jack" Tierney, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on January 10, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Tierney graduated from St. Ignatius High | ||||||
| 6 | School and attended Lewis College before joining the United | ||||||
| 7 | States Marine Corps and serving during the Korean War; he | ||||||
| 8 | married Beverly Basso; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Tierney was a longtime worker for the City of | ||||||
| 10 | Chicago in Public Works as a hoisting engineer; he was a member | ||||||
| 11 | of International Union Of Operating Engineers
Local 150; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jack Tierney was a loyal member of the Knights of | ||||||
| 13 | Columbus; he Loved Tuesday lunch "with the boys" at Doc Ryan's; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Love found Jack Tierney a second time through his | ||||||
| 16 | long-time partner, Christine Costanzo; he "adopted" her family | ||||||
| 17 | with love and care: sister, Donna Pazzelli, sister-in-law, | ||||||
| 18 | Carole Wiegel, and Matthew and Melissa Wiegel; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Jack Tierney was preceded in death by his wife, | ||||||
| 20 | Beverly; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Jack Tierney was the son of the late Joseph and | ||||||
| 2 | Irene Tierney; brother to siblings Joseph (Jeanne), the late | ||||||
| 3 | Raymond (Irene), Irene (Bob) McArdle, and Marian (Jim) | ||||||
| 4 | Stockwell; proud father of John F. (Cheri), Michael (Kathy), | ||||||
| 5 | Marilyn (Bill) Haugh, Patti (Chuck) Addesso, and Brian | ||||||
| 6 | (Kathleen); grandfather of Colleen (Matt) Scarola, Michael | ||||||
| 7 | John (Stephanie), Kevin (Shelby), Caitlin (Mathias) DeLacey, | ||||||
| 8 | Shannon (Marty) Teresi, Sean (Laurel), Claire, Jackie Addesso, | ||||||
| 9 | and Michael (Debby) Robertson; great-grandfather to Benjamin, | ||||||
| 10 | Olivia, Micaela, Reagan, Oliver, Lydia, Madelyn, Nora, Drew, | ||||||
| 11 | and Dylan; fond brother-in-law of Joseph (Jeanne) Basso, John | ||||||
| 12 | (Sharon) Basso, and the late Carl (Sylvia) Plumery; he was a | ||||||
| 13 | devoted uncle and great-uncle to many; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | John T. "Jack" Tierney, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 17 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Jack Tierney as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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