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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Thomas J. McGrath, M.D. of Joliet, who |
| 4 | | passed away on July 17, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thomas McGrath was born on June 2, 1932 in |
| 6 | | Hammond, Indiana; his parents were Joseph and Irene McGrath; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas McGrath attended Rehn, St. Patrick's, and |
| 9 | | Saint Raymond's School before graduating from Joliet Township |
| 10 | | High School in 1949; he then graduated from Miami University in |
| 11 | | 1952, and from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in |
| 12 | | Chicago; he later completed his internship and residency at |
| 13 | | Cook County Hospital, specializing in obstetrics and |
| 14 | | gynecology; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Thomas McGrath served as a flight surgeon at the |
| 16 | | United States Air Force Academy; in 1960, he returned to Joliet |
| 17 | | to specialize in women's health; he was a founding partner in |
| 18 | | the Joliet Medical Group; he served as Medical Director and |
| 19 | | Chief of Staff at Saint Joseph Hospital; he volunteered at the |
| 20 | | Will/Grundy County Medical Clinic; he also enjoyed serving |
| 21 | | others in private practice for many years until his retirement |
| 22 | | in 1996; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In his retirement years, Thomas McGrath served on |
| 2 | | the Board of Directors at Saint Joseph Hospital and University |
| 3 | | of Saint Francis and served as Medical Director for Captive |
| 4 | | Insurance; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his passion for medicine, Thomas |
| 6 | | McGrath enjoyed sailing, flying, playing the piano, golfing, |
| 7 | | fishing, reading, traveling, and spending time with his family; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Thomas McGrath was preceded in death by his |
| 10 | | parents and his brothers-in-law, Martin Whalen and Henry Bourg; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Thomas McGrath is survived by his loving wife of |
| 13 | | 62 years, Joan; his children, Michael (Robin), Thomas, Kathleen |
| 14 | | (Thomas) Boucher, Jane (Timothy) Schmig, Laura, Patrick |
| 15 | | (Stacey), and Elizabeth (Michael) Ryan; his grandchildren, |
| 16 | | Christina (Justin) Spring, Thomas and Michael McGrath, Anne, |
| 17 | | Kathleen, and Claire Schmig, Margaret, John, and Patrick |
| 18 | | McGrath, and Mary, Hannah, and Michael Ryan; his |
| 19 | | great-grandchild, Kathryn Spring; his sisters, Suzanne Whalen |
| 20 | | and Priscilla (Robert) Borgstrom; his sister-in-law and |
| 21 | | brother-in-law, Virginia Bourg and John (Peggi) Lynch; and many |
| 22 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his |
| 3 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Thomas J. McGrath, |
| 4 | | M.D.; and be it further
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| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 6 | | presented to the family of Thomas McGrath as an expression of |
| 7 | | our sympathy.
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