Bill Text: IL SR2363 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thomas E. O'Brien, Jr. of East Moline.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2363 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2363-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 Thomas E. O'Brien, Jr. of East Moline, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on October 28, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. was born on April 26, 1940 in | ||||||
6 | Sharon, Pennsylvania; his parents were Thomas E., Sr. and | ||||||
7 | Coramae O'Brien; he married Katherine "Kay" Doty on June 8, | ||||||
8 | 1963 at St. John's Catholic Church in Andrew, Iowa; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. attended Loras College in | ||||||
10 | Dubuque, Iowa, where he met his future wife; after graduating | ||||||
11 | from Loras College in June of 1962, he served in active duty | ||||||
12 | with the United States Marine Corps Reserve at Parris Island | ||||||
13 | and Camp Lejeune; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. was employed at the IBM | ||||||
15 | Corporation for 30 years; he retired in 1993 after holding | ||||||
16 | various sales positions and sales management positions at the | ||||||
17 | company; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. | ||||||
19 | served as a volunteer for several years with the local Chapter | ||||||
20 | of the Service Corps of Retired Executives; he developed a | ||||||
21 | passion for golfing; he also enjoyed spending time with his |
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1 | family; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
3 | parents and his brothers, Mont and Daniel; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Thomas O'Brien, Jr. is survived by his wife of 53 | ||||||
5 | years, Kay; his sons, Timothy (Diana) O'Brien, Patrick (Celest) | ||||||
6 | O'Brien, and Matthew (Susan) O'Brien; his grandchildren, | ||||||
7 | Tyler, Kate, Joey, Alex, Molly, Nicholas, Lauren, John, and | ||||||
8 | Katelyn; and his brother, Hugh (Laura) O'Brien; therefore, be | ||||||
9 | it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
12 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Thomas E. O'Brien, | ||||||
13 | Jr.; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Thomas O'Brien, Jr. as an expression | ||||||
16 | of our sympathy.
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