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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former |
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| State Representative Andrew J. McGann of Chicago, who recently |
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| passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Andrew McGann was born August 3, 1925 in Chicago; |
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| he was educated at the Worsham College of Mortuary Science and |
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| was employed as a funeral director; he was the director of |
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| Southwest Financial Banks, Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the |
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| United States Navy, and the Korean War, serving with the United |
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| States Marine Corps; as a result of his military service, he |
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| received the Presidential unit citation, the Sir |
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| Knight-Sovereign Military, and the Order of MALTA; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative McGann began serving in the |
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| Illinois House of Representatives in 1983; he served as |
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| vice-chairman on the Committees on Higher Education, a member |
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| of the Implementation of Chicago School Reform Committee, |
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| chairman of the Mental Health Committee, vice-chairman of the |
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| Revenue Committee, and as a member of the Legislative Audit |
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| Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, Andrew McGann was the beloved husband of Lois (nee |
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| Zumerling) and the late Mary Elizabeth McGann (nee Windle); the |
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| devoted father of Elizabeth Marie (James) Hogan C.C.S.P.D., |
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| Eileen Marie, and the late Andrew J. (Wendy) McGann Jr.; the |
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| cherished grandfather of Adam, Craig, Mary Miller, James Andrew |
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| Hogan, Kyle Brinker, Amy, Betsy, Erin, and Katie McGann; the |
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| fond stepfather of Karl (Mila) and Brian (Gina) Brinker; the |
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| memorable brother of Peg (the late Thomas) Redmond, the late |
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| Patrick (the late Mary) McGann Jr. Lt. C.P.D., and Mary Sarah |
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| "Sally" (the late John Sgt. C.P.D.) Fitzgerald; the loving |
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| uncle of the Honorable Judge Patrick E. (Kathy), William (Sue), |
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| Dr. John (Marie), Edward McGann, Virginia McGann Evans, Michael |
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| (Joyce) Windle, Mary Margaret Redmond, Kathleen (Mike) |
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| Caliendo, Patricia (Seamus) McGlinchey, and the late Timothy |
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| (Diane) McGann; and a great uncle to many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family, friends, and former colleagues, |
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| the passing of former State Representative Andrew McGann; and |
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| 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 former State Representative Andrew |
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| J. McGann as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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