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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Michael
4Thomas Foley of Collinsville, who passed away on February 4,
52021; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Michael Foley was born in East St. Louis on July
723, 1957; he graduated from Collinsville High School in 1975;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Michael Foley was an inspector at Fairmount Park
10for the State of Illinois, and he was a member of the ASFCME
11Local 1805 until his retirement; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Michael Foley was a proud lifelong Collinsville
13Kahok, and he dedicated many years in service to his hometown;
14he was a lifetime member of the Collinsville Jaycees, where he
15served as Senator #41253; he served as a trustee of the
16Collinsville Township since 2005 and a committeeman of the
17Collinsville Township Democratic Precinct since 2000; he
18previously served as a past member of the Collinsville CUSD
19#10 School Board from 1995 to 2003, a former play-by-play
20announcer for the Collinsville High School boys basketball
21team's Holiday Classic Tournament, and a coach for the
22Collinsville Raiders football team; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Michael Foley will be forever missed by his
2friends and family; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Michael Foley was preceded in death by his
4father, James C. Foley; his mother, Norma Mary (Sperino)
5Foley; and his cousin, Norma (Leisen) Renth; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Michael Foley is survived by his siblings, Ronald
7(Diane Rizzo) Foley, Elizabeth (Kenneth) Bunetic, and Jeri
8(John Honness) Foley; his cousin-in-law, Virgil Renth; his
9nieces and nephews, Julie (Jake) Preston, Andrew (Jenna)
10Foley, Diane (James) Foley-Wienstroer, and Jessica (Michael
11Treece Jr.) Honness; his grandnieces and grandnephews, Tyler
12Murphy, Briley Bruninga, Teagan Foley, and Sloane Foley; his
13cousins, Deborah Renth and Shelly Gerstner; and his many other
14family members and special friends, including Mary Francis, Al
15Woolen, and Terry "Bones" Allan, among others; therefore, be
16it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we mourn the passing of Michael Thomas Foley and extend our
20sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
21and loved him; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Michael Foley as an expression of
3our deepest sympathy.