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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of James Duke Curran of Quincy
4 on Saturday, April 9, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on July 23, 1921, in Chicago to Edward
6 and Florida Mary (Meyer) Curran; he married Barbara Jean Lee on
7 November 18, 1944, in Bloomington; she preceded him in death on
8 December 25, 1996; he later married Jane (Gardner) Tanner on
9 January 26, 2002, at St. Peter Catholic Church; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Curran was a 1941 graduate of Quincy Senior
11 High School, where he was an All-State football player; he is a
12 member of the Quincy High School Hall of Fame in both football
13 and track; he continued his football career after high school,
14 becoming an All-American football player for the University of
15 Iowa Hawkeyes and also playing for the Navy Seahawks while in
16 the service; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He received his bachelor's degree from the
18 University of Iowa and later received a master's degree in
19 science; he valiantly served his country as a member of the
20 U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II, serving as a night
21 fighter pilot and a pilot instructor; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Curran owned and operated
23 Curran Real Estate and Curran Construction Company; from 1975
24 until his retirement in 1987, he was the activities director
25 for the Illinois Veterans Home; and
 
26     WHEREAS, He was an active and devoted member of St. Peter
27 Catholic Church; he was a member of the St. Peter Social
28 Concerns Committee, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a
29 past board member of the Madonna House; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The passing of James Duke Curran has been deeply
2 felt by many, especially his wife, Jane; his sons, Michael
3 Curran and his wife, Cathy, James Curran, Thomas Curran and his
4 wife, Vicky, Mark Curran, Kevin Curran, Gregory Curran and his
5 wife, Michelle, Patrick Curran and his wife, Betty, Dr. Douglas
6 Curran and his wife, Chante, and Peter Curran; his daughters,
7 Catherine Curran Jarratt and her husband, Robert, Sally Curran
8 Brown and her husband, Rick, and Dr. Anne Lowey and her
9 husband, Dr. Ken; his stepsons, Greg Tanner and Kevin Tanner;
10 his stepdaughter, Melissa Tanner; his 29 grandchildren; his
11 four step-grandchildren; his seven great-grandchildren; and
12 his two step-great-grandchildren; in addition to his first
13 wife, Mr. Curran was preceded in death by his parents and his
14 son, Dr. Christopher Duke Curran; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
17 James Duke Curran, and we offer our sincere condolences to his
18 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
19 further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
22 sympathy.