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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Edwin J.
4 "Ed" Tangney of Decatur on Tuesday, May 3, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on May 28, 1932, in Decatur to Edwin
6 "Skeet" Tangney and Helen (Lynch) Tangney; after graduating
7 from Decatur High School in 1950, he joined the Air Force and
8 was stationed in Texas and Alaska; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Upon returning to Decatur, Mr. Tangney began
10 working alongside his father as a plasterer; he always said he
11 helped plaster every school in Decatur; besides working in the
12 schools, they also plastered the hospitals and numerous homes
13 and businesses throughout Decatur; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He married Phyllis Grolla on November 2, 1957;
15 they lived in Harristown for 21 years and raised five children;
16 in 1972, he began working as a Macon County Code Enforcement
17 Officer; he was appointed Macon County Recorder of Deeds in
18 1976; he and his cousin, William "Bill" Tangney, Macon County
19 Clerk, worked in the courthouse together for over 20 years; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In 1980, Mr. Tangney married Georgia Mancini, and
21 they raised two children; after almost 30 years of serving
22 Macon County, he decided to retire; he was so proud that his
23 daughter, Mary Eaton, followed in the Tangney Political
24 Tradition; she was appointed Recorder in 1999 upon his
25 retirement; and
 
26     WHEREAS, Although Ed was "retired", he was always on the
27 go; he helped family and friends remodel their homes and
28 businesses, always lending the experienced hand of a plasterer
29 and handyman; as if that wasn't enough to keep him busy, he
30 started yet another job to occupy his spare time; he worked for

 

 

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1 Miles Chevrolet for three years; and
 
2     WHEREAS, He was extremely proud of his children and
3 grandchildren; he really enjoyed seeing their names and
4 pictures in the paper for sports, school activities, and
5 politics; he always had the articles laminated so he could
6 proudly show them to everyone; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The passing of Edwin J. "Ed" Tangney has been
8 deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Patrick Tangney and
9 wife Lisa and Tony Mancini and wife Ruby; his daughters, Lori
10 McKinney and husband Bill, Mary Eaton and husband Mike, Jody
11 Dresback and husband Loren, and Rebecca Kennedy and husband
12 Greg; his grandchildren, Rachel Carlton, Matt and Cassie
13 Tangney, Mason Eaton, and Gretchen and Savannah Mancini; his
14 great-granddaughter, Isabella Carlton; his sisters, Lenora
15 "Sug" Lee and husband Jim and Dorothy Peek; and his many nieces
16 and nephews; he was preceded in death by his father and mother;
17 his son, William "Billy" Tangney; and his sisters, Rosemary
18 "Mick" Orrell and Margaret "Mag" Olinger; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we mourn the passing of Edwin J. "Ed" Tangney, and we extend
22 our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
23 knew and loved him; and be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
26 sympathy.