SR1024 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mark S. Lahey of Jacksonville, who passed away on September 11, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey was born on July 1, 1950, in Jacksonville; he was the son of L. Bernard and Mary Tarzwell Lahey; he married Susan Haubensak on June 26, 1971, in Havana; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey served served his country with pride as a member of the United States Army, where he trained soldiers for operations in Vietnam; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey was the owner and operator of Lahey Machine in Jacksonville for 34 years; he also served as an engineer at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired for the past 7 years; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey was a member of the Church of Our Saviour in Jacksonville and an officer and member of the Jacksonville Moose Lodge; he enjoyed riding his Harley trike; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey was preceded in death by his daughter, Brandy Lahey, and his father; and

WHEREAS, Mark Lahey is survived by his wife, Susan; his sons, Trevor (wife, Angie) Lahey and Brent "Buck" (wife, Amanda) Lahey; his grandchildren, Dylan Lahey, Jayden Hunt-Lahey, Ava Lahey, Aiden Lahey, and Declan Lahey; his mother; and his sister, Barbara (husband, Ken) Jackson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Mark S. Lahey; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mark Lahey as an expression of our sympathy.