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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Daniel James "Dan" Maher of Joliet, who
4passed away on January 27, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dan Maher was born to James "Shammy" and Rose
6(Likovic) Maher on March 27, 1930; he was raised in Lockport
7alongside his brother, Joseph (Della) and sister, Virginia
8(John) Feldmann; he attended Fairmont Grade School, Lockport
9Township High School and St. Ambrose University; he served in
10the United States Army during the Korean conflict and was a
11Bronze Star recipient; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dan Maher worked as a Certified Public Accountant
13in Joliet for 37 years; he was elected Will County Auditor in
141992 and again in 2000; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Dan Maher sat on the board of many organizations,
16including Habitat for Humanity, United Cerebral Palsy, the
17Will-Grundy Medical Clinic, the Crisis Line, the Spanish
18Center, and the Irish-American Society of County Will; he was a
19member of the Illinois and Will County Conference on Religion
20and Race in the 1960s; he also served on the school boards of
21St. Patrick's and Joliet Public Grade School during the period
22of integration; a lifelong Democrat, he coordinated campaigns

 

 

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1in Will County for many, including John F. Kennedy, Robert F.
2Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy; and
 
3    WHEREAS, In 2014, Dan Maher received the Will County
4Democratic Party Lifetime Achievement Award; he was also
5recognized for his bravery, determination, and patriotism on an
6Honor Flight in 2017; he saw the best in everyone and never
7spoke an unkind word; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dan Maher was the devoted husband of Mary
9Catherine (Cahill) for 65 years, the loving father of Teresa,
10Patrick (Donna), John (Dina), James (Ann), Kathleen (Thomas),
11Kenny, Christine (Patrick Mackey), David, and great friend
12Laurita "Muff" Lukas, the loving grandfather of Michael,
13Annmarie (Anton) Pilipenko, Joseph (Mandy), Brian (Emily),
14Kevin (Lauren), Thomas (Lisa), Margaret (William), Nora,
15Hannah, Rosemary, Jack (Hannah), Paige (Brett), Brooke (Nick),
16Danielle, Daniel, Mac, Maxwell, Benjamin, Cameron, and Gianna,
17the adoring great-grandfather of Eliana and Adelyn, and the
18loving uncle of 22 nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
21Daniel James "Dan" Maher and extend our sincere condolences to
22his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
23further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Dan Maher as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.