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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 Edwin J. 
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"Ed" Tangney of Decatur on Tuesday, May 3, 2005; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He was born on May 28, 1932, in Decatur to Edwin 
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"Skeet" Tangney and Helen (Lynch) Tangney; after graduating 
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from Decatur High School in 1950, he joined the Air Force and 
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was stationed in Texas and Alaska; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Upon returning to Decatur, Mr. Tangney began 
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working alongside his father as a plasterer; he always said he 
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helped plaster every school in Decatur; besides working in the 
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schools, they also plastered the hospitals and numerous homes 
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and businesses throughout Decatur; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He married Phyllis Grolla on November 2, 1957; 
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they lived in Harristown for 21 years and raised five children; 
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in 1972, he began working as a Macon County Code Enforcement 
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Officer; he was appointed Macon County Recorder of Deeds in 
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1976; he and his cousin, William "Bill" Tangney, Macon County 
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Clerk, worked in the courthouse together for over 20 years; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In 1980, Mr. Tangney married Georgia Mancini, and 
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they raised two children; after almost 30 years of serving 
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Macon County, he decided to retire; he was so proud that his 
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daughter, Mary Eaton, followed in the Tangney Political 
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Tradition; she was appointed Recorder in 1999 upon his 
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retirement; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Although Ed was "retired", he was always on the 
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go; he helped family and friends remodel their homes and 
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businesses, always lending the experienced hand of a plasterer 
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and handyman; as if that wasn't enough to keep him busy, he 
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started yet another job to occupy his spare time; he worked for 
 


 






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Miles Chevrolet for three years; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He was extremely proud of his children and 
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grandchildren; he really enjoyed seeing their names and 
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pictures in the paper for sports, school activities, and 
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politics; he always had the articles laminated so he could 
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proudly show them to everyone; and
 

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    WHEREAS, The passing of Edwin J. "Ed" Tangney has been 
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deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Patrick Tangney and 
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wife Lisa and Tony Mancini and wife Ruby; his daughters, Lori 
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McKinney and husband Bill, Mary Eaton and husband Mike, Jody 
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Dresback and husband Loren, and Rebecca Kennedy and husband 
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Greg; his grandchildren, Rachel Carlton, Matt and Cassie 
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Tangney, Mason Eaton, and Gretchen and Savannah Mancini; his 
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great-granddaughter, Isabella Carlton; his sisters, Lenora 
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"Sug" Lee and husband Jim and Dorothy Peek; and his many nieces 
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and nephews; he was preceded in death by his father and mother; 
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his son, William "Billy" Tangney; and his sisters, Rosemary 
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"Mick" Orrell and Margaret "Mag" Olinger; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we mourn the passing of Edwin J. "Ed" Tangney, and we extend 
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our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who 
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knew and 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 his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.