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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty of Chicago, 
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who passed away on February 20, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Rocky River, Ohio, a 
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suburb of Cleveland; he was a graduate of St. Edward High 
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School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Notre Dame; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty and Mary Staren were 
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married in 1989 on a mountain in Aspen, Colorado; he had many 
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friends and was devoted to both his immediate and extended 
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families; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty was one of the early 
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pioneers in the financial markets at the Board of Trade; he 
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began working in the Ginny Mae in 1975 and worked for the Board 
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for his entire career; he traded in various commodities and 
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financial pits and became a full member of the Board of Trade 
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in 1978; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty had many hobbies, 
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including a love for cooking; he was a man who appreciated good 
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wine and food; he was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, 
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traveling around the world to pursue this passion; he loved 
 


 






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music, especially attending music events and concerts; he loved 
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Lake Geneva, and had a second home and weekend retreat next to 
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the lake where he could be part of the winter and summer water 
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sports; and he loved traveling to new places, experiencing new 
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and different activities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty was the beloved 
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husband of Mary O'Doherty (nee Staren); the loving father of 
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Jack, Taylor, Shea, and Morgan O'Doherty; the devoted son of 
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Maryvonne (nee Rose) and the late Bernard M. O'Doherty; the 
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dear brother of Mary Ann Kollar, Bernard (Kay), Brian (Anne), 
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and Pat (Mary) O'Doherty; he is also survived by many nieces 
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and nephews; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of John Joseph "J.J." 
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O'Doherty of Chicago; 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 Joseph "J.J." O'Doherty as a 
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symbol of our sympathy.