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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 John |
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| "Jack" McHale, who passed away on December 18, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack McHale was born on October 3, 1917, in |
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| Philadelphia, the son of Harry P. and Susie Murphy McHale; Jack |
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| married Catherine C. Tracy on Oct. 4, 1945, in Seymour; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack McHale was a 1940 graduate from LaSalle |
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| College in Philadelphia; after graduation, he enlisted in the |
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| Army Air Corps where he trained in Florida; he then transferred |
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| into the United States Navy Midshipmen Class, later becoming an |
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| officer and teaching Aircraft Recognition at Ohio State |
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| University and then the University of Illinois; he was then |
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| ordered to the battleship USS Massachusetts, part of the Third |
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| Fleet, fighting in the South Asian Campaign, until the end of |
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| World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack McHale farmed after moving to the Ivesdale |
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| area, and later worked for the Illinois Commerce Commission and |
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| later for the Illinois Secretary of State for 27 years; he was |
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| a Democratic precinct committeeman for over 50 years and |
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| township assessor for Colfax and Sadorus townships; he ran |
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| unsuccessfully for State senator and twice for State |
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| representative, during which time he was the Democratic |
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| chairman for Champaign County; and he served on the Bement |
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| school board for 17 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack McHale was a 50-plus-year member of the |
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| Albert Parker American Legion Post 620, VFW in Tolono, and past |
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| Grand Knight, 4th Degree and Faithful Navigator of Ivesdale |
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| 1047 Knights of Columbus, 4-H leader, and softball coach; he |
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| was a past member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church in |
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| Seymour, and a longtime member of the St. Joseph's Catholic |
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| Church in Ivesdale, where he served as lecturer and Eucharist |
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| minister; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack was preceded in death by his parents; his |
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| brother, Father Raymond McHale; and his daughters, Francine |
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| McHale and Pauline Howes; and
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| WHEREAS, John McHale is survived by his wife, Catherine; |
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| his children, Maureen Airsman, Justine (Dennis) Nelson, |
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| Michael (Joann) McHale, Christine (David) Marker, Antonine |
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| (Neal) Thompson, Norine (Randy) Betz, Mark (Melinda) McHale, |
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| John (Margaret) McHale, Celine (Chris) Walsh, Irene McHale, |
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| James Brendan (Karen) McHale, and Jeanniene (Tim) Walsh; his |
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| thirty-five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and |
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| his sister, Marie O'Donnell; 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 and friends, the passing of John |
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| "Jack" McHale; 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 John "Jack" McHale as a symbol of |
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| our sincere sympathy.
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