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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Dr. James R. McAnelly on
4 Tuesday, January 6, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. McAnelly was born on March 16, 1932, in
6 Bloomington to Clyde and Virginia (Jett) McAnelly; he was
7 educated at Mooseheart and was on the 1950 undefeated football
8 team; during his senior year, he was awarded All-State in
9 football; he was a member of the Hall of Fame at Mooseheart;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, Dr. McAnelly received a B.S. degree from the
12 University of Colorado, Boulder, where he received an athletic
13 scholarship for football; he received a master's degree and
14 Ed.D. degree from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Dr. McAnelly was one of the founding teachers at
16 Waubonsee Community College (WCC), Sugar Grove, where he taught
17 business for 30 years; in addition to teaching at WCC, he was a
18 foreign studies director, and led groups to the United Kingdom,
19 Europe, and China; he also taught at Northern Illinois
20 University at DeKalb, East Aurora High School, and Haines
21 Junior High School in St. Charles; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Dr. McAnelly was the author of two college
23 textbooks, "Business Mathematics for College" and
24 "Fundamentals of Retailing", which are in the Library of
25 Congress; he was a member of Delta Pi Epsilon and was listed in
26 "Who's Who in American Law" in 1985; for 30 years, he was an
27 IHSA certified swimming official and did most of his
28 officiating at Marmion Academy; he was an Eagle Scout; he
29 played the euphonium for the American Legion for many years;
30 after retiring from teaching, he taught discus for the track
31 team at Holy Angels School for three years; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Dr. McAnelly will be remembered as a very caring
2 and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend;
3 his passing has been deeply felt by many, but especially by his
4 wife, Patricia; his sons, Michael (Tina), Robert (Laura), and
5 James; his grandchildren, Matt, Beth, Kate, Robbie, and Ashley;
6 his sisters, Pat Deiter and Karen Miller; his nieces, Mary
7 (Bob) Erickson and Laura (Steve) Goldfarb; his nephews, Joe
8 Miller, Kevin (Amy) Staas, Peter, Greg, and David Staas; his
9 mother-in-law, Lucille Staas; his brothers-in-law, John (Zee)
10 Staas and James (Cynthia) Staas; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
12 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13 Dr. James R. McAnelly, and we extend our sincere condolences to
14 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15 further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the family of Dr. James R. McAnelly as an
18 expression of our deepest sympathy.