Full Text of SR0324 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Gerald "Jerry" Francis Murray, who | 4 | | passed away on April 7, 2021 at the age of 78; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray was born to James and Rose Murray in | 6 | | Chicago on October 15, 1942; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray attended Chicago State University | 8 | | (Chicago Teacher's College) and spent a year and a half as an | 9 | | elementary school teacher in Chicago Public Schools; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray joined VISTA, Volunteers In Service | 11 | | to America, where he worked with local community organizations | 12 | | in California; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray taught at Providence St. Mel High | 14 | | School in Chicago for two years before entering Loyola | 15 | | University's School of Law; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray practiced law for 40 years with a | 17 | | focus on insurance and adoption law; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray and his wife Elaine were united in | 19 | | marriage on August 30, 1969; they moved to Oak Park in 1972 and |
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| 1 | | lived there for nearly 50 years; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray was a pillar of the Oak Park | 3 | | community and served as a liaison for many public service | 4 | | organizations; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray was a dedicated volunteer, community | 6 | | activist, and dear friend to many at the Democratic Party of | 7 | | Oak Park, the Oak Park Food Bank, and Housing Forward, a | 8 | | non-profit with a mission of ending homelessness; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray played an important role in | 10 | | providing pro bono law services to individuals and families in | 11 | | Oak Park; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray could be found at the Oak Park | 13 | | Farmer's Market in any multitude of volunteer roles | 14 | | surrounding voter registration, climate change action, and | 15 | | upcoming elections; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray had a passion for nature and | 17 | | conservation, which led him to spend countless hours on Sierra | 18 | | Club trips and volunteering on behalf of protecting the | 19 | | environment; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Murray is survived by his wife, Elaine; his |
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| 1 | | son, Joseph (Jenny); his daughter, Norah (Daniel); his | 2 | | grandsons, Connor, Devon, Dylan, Michael, Derek, Owen, and | 3 | | Francis; his brothers, Tom (Judy), Jim (Ann), and Bob (Linda); | 4 | | his sister-in-law, June; his sister, Rosemary; and his dozens | 5 | | of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 9 | | Gerald "Jerry" Francis Murray and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Jerry Murray as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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