Bill Text: IL SR1650 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Ann Cahill of McHenry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-12-04 - Resolution Adopted [SR1650 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SR1650-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Mary Ann Cahill of McHenry, who passed
away on October 26, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Mary Cahill was born in Chicago on June 10, 1927
to John William and Olivia (nee Spoerlein) Phalen; she married
Charles "Chuck" Cahill on June 5, 1948 in Chicago and they
settled in Libertyville; and
WHEREAS, In 1956, Mary Cahill was a founding member of La
Leche League International, which grew from 7 mothers in
Franklin Park to a worldwide organization dedicated to "good
mothering through breastfeeding"; she wrote the first manual
for the League after the members decided they could no longer
keep up with the demand for information by writing individual
letters back to the many mothers asking for help; she was the
author of "Seven Voices, One Dream", an oral history of the
League in the words of the founders; she also wrote "The Heart
Has Its Own Reasons" - mothering wisdom for the 1980's - and
numerous articles; she was an emeritus member of the Board of
Directors of the League; and
WHEREAS, Mary Cahill, along with her husband, were leaders
in the Christian Family Movement at St. Joseph Catholic Church

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in Libertyville, and she helped establish the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul at The Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry; on
September 14, 2014, she was recognized as a Catholic Woman of
Inspiration by the McHenry Deanery Council of Catholic Women;
and
WHEREAS, Mary Cahill was preceded in death by her husband,
Charles; her parents; and her 2 brothers, Francis and William;
and
WHEREAS, Mary Cahill is survived by a very special
sister-in-law, Ann Phalen; her children, Robert (Julie)
Cahill, Elizabeth (Jerry) Rickert, Timothy Cahill, Teresa
(Dean) Braun, Mary (Bob) Sislow, Joseph (Martha) Cahill,
Margaret (Dennis) Fisk, Charlene "Charlie" (Bob) DeVries,
Frances Cahill, and Janet Buhrman (Rich Osnoss), who lived with
the family during her elementary years and has been at the
family table ever since; her 20 grandchildren; and her 15
great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Mary Ann Cahill, and extend our sincere condolences to her
family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mary Cahill as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.