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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened 
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to learn of the death of Dr. Peter J. McFarlane of Godfrey on 
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May 18, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Peter McFarlane was born Jan. 27, 1918, in Moline 
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the son of the late John and Cora (Davis) McFarlane; he married 
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the former Bertha Lucille Biondolino on December 26, 1942, at 
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the former St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Alton; and
 
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    WHEREAS, A longtime Alton area physician, he was a graduate 
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of Marquette Catholic High School, Shurtleff College, and the 
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University of Illinois Medical School; he served his internship 
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at St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond, Indiana, and his 
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residency at Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver, Colorado; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. McFarlane served his country in the United 
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States Army Medical Corps during World War II and began his 
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Alton medical practice in 1952, retiring in 1984; he served as 
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chief of obstetrics and chief of staff at the former St. 
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Joseph's Hospital in Alton and remained as a medical consultant 
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at St. Anthony's until 2000; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was a longtime member of the former St. 
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Patrick's Catholic Church in Alton and St. Ambrose Catholic 
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Church in Godfrey; he was also a member of the American College 
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of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a diplomate of the American 
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Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. McFarlane was devoted to his family; in his 
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spare time he enjoyed carpentry, reading, and dancing; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Dr. Peter McFarlane will be deeply 
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felt by many, especially his

beloved wife of nearly 62 years, 
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Bertha; his 11 children and their spouses, Margaret Guccione, 
 


 






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John and Linda McFarlane, Peter and Pam McFarlane, Thomas and 
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Mary McFarlane, Paul and Valerie McFarlane, Anne and Ron 
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Mangus, James and LuAnn McFarlane, Mary and Jeff Vaughn, Joseph 
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and Chris McFarlane, Andrew and Cathy McFarlane, and Robert and 
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Josephine McFarlane; his 32 grandchildren; his one 
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great-grandchild; his other extended family;  and his many 
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friends; and 
 
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    WHEREAS,

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in 
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death by a son, Philip McFarlane; four brothers, Robert, 
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Thomas, Charles, and William McFarlane; and two sisters, Eileen 
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Frohock and Margaret Moore; 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 death of 
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Dr. Peter J. McFarlane along with all who knew and loved him 
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and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; 
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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 Dr. Peter J. McFarlane as an 
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expression of our deepest sympathy.