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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sister | ||||||
| 4 | Thomas Leo Monahan, O.P., who passed away on November 13, | ||||||
| 5 | 2020; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo was born in Chicago to Roy and | ||||||
| 7 | Kathryn (Devine) Monahan on September 20, 1929; she was | ||||||
| 8 | baptized Kathleen Monahan; she graduated from Amundsen High | ||||||
| 9 | School in Chicago; she received her Bachelor of Philosophy in | ||||||
| 10 | History from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan; she | ||||||
| 11 | earned her Master of Arts in History and her Master of | ||||||
| 12 | Education in Administration/School Supervision from DePaul | ||||||
| 13 | University in Chicago; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo entered the Convent of the Adrian | ||||||
| 15 | Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan on June 24, 1951, and | ||||||
| 16 | she professed her simple vows on December 28, 1952; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo ministered in elementary education | ||||||
| 18 | for 61 years in Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, in | ||||||
| 19 | addition to Chicago, Mundelein, and Elmhurst; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo spent 40 years at the Visitation | ||||||
| 21 | School in Elmhurst, where she served as principal for 38 | ||||||
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| 1 | years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo established the Sister Thomas Leo | ||||||
| 3 | Monahan Legacy Fund, providing tuition assistance for families | ||||||
| 4 | seeking a Catholic education at the Visitation School; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, For her dedication to the Visitation School and | ||||||
| 6 | the entire Elmhurst community, Sr. Thomas Leo was named 2013's | ||||||
| 7 | Friend of the Children by the Elmhurst Children's Assistance | ||||||
| 8 | Foundation; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo was respected and loved by her | ||||||
| 10 | students and their families, numbering in the thousands; she | ||||||
| 11 | will be remembered for her kindness, her selfless nature, and | ||||||
| 12 | her special ability to make everyone she met feel comfortable | ||||||
| 13 | and important; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo lived a life of grace; she | ||||||
| 15 | exemplified a life of devotion and commitment to her faith and | ||||||
| 16 | good works; she deserves our thanks, gratitude, and words that | ||||||
| 17 | say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 20 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn the passing of Sister | ||||||
| 21 | Thomas Leo Monahan, O.P., and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
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| 1 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 2 | it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Sr. Thomas Leo as an expression of | ||||||
| 5 | our deepest sympathy.
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