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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 Matthew J. Heffernan of Tinley Park; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan graduated from Mount Carmel | ||||||
| 5 | High School in
1964 and attended Fox Business College in 1965; | ||||||
| 6 | he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966, serving | ||||||
| 7 | in Vietnam; he was honorably discharged in 1968; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan was appointed to the Village of | ||||||
| 9 | Tinley Park Board of Trustees in April of 1998; he was elected | ||||||
| 10 | to the board in 2001; he served as Chairman of the Public | ||||||
| 11 | Safety Committee and the Budget and Administration Committee, | ||||||
| 12 | and as Mayor Pro-tem in 2006 and 2007; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan served as Co-Chairman of the | ||||||
| 14 | Tinley Park
Veterans Commission for several years, as | ||||||
| 15 | Vice-Chairman of the Tinley Park Oktoberfest, and as
Chairman | ||||||
| 16 | of the Oktoberfest Parade; he was an active member of St. | ||||||
| 17 | Stephen Deacon
and Martyr Church; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan's notable accomplishments | ||||||
| 19 | include initiating the Marine Corps Detachment #1217
in Tinley | ||||||
| 20 | Park, where he served as past Commander; he also served as past | ||||||
| 21 | First District Commandant for the State
of Illinois Marine | ||||||
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| 1 | Corps League and as Vice-Chairman of the Voice of Democracy; | ||||||
| 2 | and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan initiated the Tinley Park
seat | ||||||
| 4 | belt ordinance, served on the fire department 100th anniversary | ||||||
| 5 | committee for the
implementation and dedication of the fire | ||||||
| 6 | memorial at Zahrocki Plaza, enacted legislation for mutual aid | ||||||
| 7 | between fire departments for helping each other in the event
of | ||||||
| 8 | a disaster, and initiated an ordinance establishing a sister | ||||||
| 9 | city relationship between
the Village of Tinley Park and the | ||||||
| 10 | town of Mallow, Ireland; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan received the Chamber of | ||||||
| 12 | Commerce
Outstanding Civic Leader Award in 1996; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Matthew Heffernan was the proud husband of Jenny; | ||||||
| 14 | the proud father of
Lisa and Matt; and the extremely proud | ||||||
| 15 | grandfather of Tyler and Nathan; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Matthew J. Heffernan, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 19 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the family of Matthew Heffernan as an expression | ||||||
| 2 | of our deepest sympathy.
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