Bill Text: IL SR2092 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Kenealy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR2092 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR2092-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 Kenealy, who passed away on August | ||||||
4 | 17, 2018 at the age of 26; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Kenealy was born to David and Janet Kenealy | ||||||
6 | on January 25, 1992; he participated in youth sports and Boy | ||||||
7 | Scouts before graduating from Oak Park and River Forest High | ||||||
8 | School and studying business at Elmhurst College; after | ||||||
9 | graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he | ||||||
10 | served as a specialist and a vehicle commander in the Attack | ||||||
11 | Company of the 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, with whom | ||||||
12 | he was deployed to Afghanistan; he married Rachel Wanhala on | ||||||
13 | October 4, 2017; and
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14 | WHEREAS, John Kenealy was an avid hobbyist, an expert | ||||||
15 | marksman and a talented cook; he loved animals; he will be | ||||||
16 | remembered for his gentle nature, his constant humor, the | ||||||
17 | strength of his will, and his curiosity about the world; his | ||||||
18 | compassion and playfulness endure in the lives of his family | ||||||
19 | and friends; and
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20 | WHEREAS, John Kenealy is survived by his wife, Rachel; his | ||||||
21 | parents; his sister, Anne and her partner, Victoria; his | ||||||
22 | grandmother, Virginia; his aunts and uncles, John and Betty |
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1 | Lyon, Kathryn and Bob Mann, Fran and Jim Manos, Phil Kenealy, | ||||||
2 | and Eric and Laurie Kenealy; and his cousins, Bill and Kellie | ||||||
3 | Lyon, Dave and Alex Lyon, and Paige, Aislyn, Troy, and Sean | ||||||
4 | Kenealy; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
7 | John Kenealy and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
8 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of John Kenealy as an expression of our | ||||||
11 | deepest sympathy.
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