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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
Joseph T. McCann of Gurnee, who passed 
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away on June 14, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was born on February 3, 1919 in 
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Kenosha, Wisconsin; his parents were Hugh and Elizabeth McCann; 
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he married Eleanor Meier on January 3, 1941; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was a carpenter for many years on 
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the North shore and retired from S.C. Johnson Wax in 1982; 
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after his retirement, he spent the winter seasons in 
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Brooksville, Florida for 16 years; he was a member of Gurnee 
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Community Church, Gurnee American Legion, and the Computer 
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Club; when he moved to Gurnee in January 1933, he lived in the 
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renowned Mother Rudd House; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During World War II, Joseph T. McCann served in 
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the United States Navy aboard the USS Uranus in the Pacific 
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theatre as an electrician; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann was preceded in death by his 
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parents; his brother, Earl McCann; and his sister and 
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brother-in-law, Ed and Sophia Jochims; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Joseph T. McCann is survived by his wife, Eleanor; 
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his children, Cathy Burleson, Tom (Betty) McCann, and Mary 
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(Jim) Quinn; his grandchildren, Debbie Treadway, Dawn Clemons, 
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Scott and Eric McCann, and Jim and Kyle Quinn; his 
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great-grandchildren, Jessica Ledford and Derrick and Nicky 
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Clemons; his sister, Mabel Passini; and his brother, Bud 
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(Elaine) McCann; 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 Joseph T. McCann; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Joseph T. McCann as an expression of 
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our sympathy.