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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Gerald Francis Fitzgerald of Barrington
4Hills, Illinois, and Naples, Florida, who passed away on
5October 30, 2010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Gerald Fitzgerald was a graduate of Fenwick High
7School in Oak Park; after serving as a U.S. Army sergeant in
8the Combat Engineers in the European theatre during World War
9II, he completed his college education at Northwestern
10University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in commerce;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, In 1961, Gerald Fitzgerald founded the Suburban
13Bank Group of Palatine, which eventually grew to 13 banks and
1431 locations before merging with Bank of Montreal's Harris Bank
15in 1994; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Gerald Fitzgerald was preceded in death by his
17parents, John J. and Olivia Trader Fitzgerald; his brothers,
18John and Alan; and his sister, Jean Fitzgerald Swanson; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Gerald Fitzgerald is survived by his beloved wife
20of 61 years, Marjorie Gosselin Fitzgerald, whom he married in
211949 after meeting at Northwestern; his children, Gerald F.

 

 

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1Fitzgerald Jr. (Denise McMahon Fitzgerald), James G.
2Fitzgerald (Jane Rabyk Fitzgerald), Thomas G. Fitzgerald
3(Joyce Mancari Fitzgerald), Julie Ann Fitzgerald, and former
4U.S. Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald (Nina Kerstiens Fitzgerald);
5and his grandchildren, Andrew (Carolyn Hovde Fitzgerald),
6Lauren, Timothy, Elyse, Thomas Jr., Celine, Marguerite, Jake,
7and Shannon; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
10his family and friends, the passing of Gerald Francis
11Fitzgerald; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the family of Gerald Fitzgerald as an expression
14of our sympathy.