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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Patrick 
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J. Cleary on Sunday, April 25, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cleary was born on January 20, 1929, in 
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Momence to James A. and Nellie Liston Cleary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cleary had been the publisher/editor of the 
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Farmers Weekly Review since 1963; his long career in journalism 
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started at the age of 15, when he went to work at the Kankakee 
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Daily Journal; he also worked at the Gary Post Tribune and for 
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the Associated Press as well as many other newspapers during 
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his journalistic career; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cleary was a former City Clerk in Kankakee and 
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the Secretary of the Police and Fire Commissions; he served as 
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County Clerk and Clerk of the Courts in Kankakee County; he was 
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appointed  by Governor Richard Ogilvie as Chairman of the Board 
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of Review for the Department of Labor, a position he held from 
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1965 until 1973; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cleary was a member of the Board of Directors 
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of the International Press Club of Chicago and a former 37-year 
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member of the Old Chicago Press Club; he also held memberships 
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with the Chicago Press Veterans Association, the National Press 
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Club of Washington, D.C., and the Indianapolis Press Club; he 
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was a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Joliet Elks Lodge 
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No. 296 and a former chairman of the Board of Trustees; he was 
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named Illinois Elk of the Year in 1995; he served as a past 
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State public relations chairman for the Illinois Elks 
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Association; he was a member of Kankakee Moose Lodge No. 802 
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and an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus in 
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Kankakee, third and fourth degree member; he was also a member 
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of the Illinois Farm Editors Association; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Mr. Cleary was well-known for his affinity for 
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words, facts, and history; he was an avid reader, especially 
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favoring historical and biographical works; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Patrick J. Cleary has been deeply 
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felt by many, especially his sons and daughter-in-law, James A. 
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and Gail Cleary and Michael J. Cleary; his son-in-law, Patrick 
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Hickey; and his 5 grandchildren, Patrick Cleary, Daniel Cleary, 
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Nora Hickey, Conor Hickey, and Clare Hickey; he was preceded in 
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death by his daughter, Mary Hickey; his parents; his sister, 
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Rita Jean Cleary; and his half-sister, Mary Betcher; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn the passing of Patrick J. Cleary, and we extend our 
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deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and 
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loved him; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Patrick J. Cleary as an expression 
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of our sincere condolences.