SR1272 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas E. "Tom" Flynn of Long Grove, who passed away on June 18, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Tom Flynn was born in Bloomington to John A. and Margaret A. Delmar Flynn on January 21, 1948; he attended Central Catholic High School, where he was an outstanding member of the football team; he also attended St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana and the Worsham College of Mortuary Science; he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in combat services; he married Eleanor J. Cavallo on September 9, 1972; and

WHEREAS, Tom Flynn worked as a funeral director, a sales representative for the Wilbert Vault Company, and later in sports equipment sales; and

WHEREAS, Tom Flynn was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Patrick, Anne, James, and Timothy; and

WHEREAS, Tom Flynn is survived by his siblings, Margaret "Peggy" Flynn, Kathleen "Curly" Flynn, Michael (Jerrilyn) Flynn, and George (Irene) Flynn; his brother-in-law, David (Lisa) Dunn; his sister-in-law, Mary Jo Flynn; many nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews; and his special friend and VA counselor, Ed Kim; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Thomas E. "Tom" Flynn and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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