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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of our dear
4 former colleague and friend, former Illinois State
5 Representative Maureen Murphy from Evergreen Park, who passed
6 away August 9, 2008; and
 
7     WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Evergreen Park, Mrs. Murphy
8 held a variety of elected offices over the course of nearly
9 three decades and was known for her outspokenness and tenacity;
10 in the 1980s, she served on the board of Evergreen Park High
11 School and as Worth Township clerk; she spent four years in the
12 Illinois House of Representatives starting in 1993 and was a
13 member of the Cook County Board of Review, which handles
14 appeals of property tax assessments, from 1998 to 2007; her
15 stint as chairwoman of the county party lasted from 2002 to
16 2004; and
 
17     WHEREAS, She had a lifelong devotion to the Catholic Church
18 and she attended Mass at her home parish of Queen of Martyrs
19 daily; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mrs. Murphy leaves behind her husband, Jack; four
21 sons, Jason, Shaun, Michael, and Matthew; and four
22 grandchildren, Brennah, Maggie, Jack, and Nathan; therefore,

 

 

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1 be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
5 Maureen Murphy; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Maureen Murphy as a symbol of our
8 sincere sympathy.