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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Mary Rita Madigan of |
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| Chicago on Tuesday, December 23, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Madigan was born on December 27, 1912; she |
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| married Michael J. Madigan, who preceded her in death in the |
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| 1970s; she was a longtime Chicago resident and the mother of |
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| the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael |
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| J. Madigan; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Madigan worked as an accountant for Brogan |
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| Coal and Ice Co., but spent most of her life as a homemaker; |
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| she was active in her son's early campaigns; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Madigan lived on Chicago's Southwest Side and |
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| was known among neighbors for her own accomplishments, |
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| including her chocolate chip cookies; she loved to shop and |
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| kept up on current events; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Rita Madigan has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her son, Michael J. and his wife, |
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| Shirley; her daughter, Marita McGivney and her husband, Jack; |
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| her grandchildren, John Dietrick, Illinois Attorney General |
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| Lisa Madigan, Tiffany Madigan, Nicole Madigan, and Andrew |
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| Madigan; and her great-grandchildren, Mary Rose and John; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Mary Rita Madigan, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her |
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| friends, family, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |