SR2183 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of F.O. "Frank" Kenny of Peoria, who passed away on October 20, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kenny was born in Peoria to John C. and Ann E. Sheridan Kenny on August 26, 1935; he graduated from the Spalding Institute and Bradley University; he served for two yeas with the U.S. Marines and married Laura J. Carney in Ladd on September 9, 1961; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kenny was a Peoria Journal Star reporter from 1961 to 1967; he retired from Caterpillar in 1996 after 29 years in marketing, human resources, and the Caterpillar Training Institute; he served as interim Peoria County Circuit Clerk in 1998 and was a member of the Peoria County Board for eight years; he also served two terms as a trustee for the Greater Peoria Sanitary District Board; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kenny was a block captain for the Uplands Homeowners Association and a Democratic Party precinct committeeman; he was a Red Cross blood and pheresis donor and a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society; he was a volunteer and former board chairman for the Heart of Illinois Harvest; he was former president of St. Brendan's Division, a St. Patrick's Society Lifetime Member, and a board member of the Friends of Clonmel; he was also a volunteer at Proctor Hospital; he was a former chairman of the St. Mark's School Committee and a member of the 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus Spalding Council #427; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kenny was preceded in death by his brothers, Jack, Jim, Tom, Jerry, and Jerome, and his sister, Mary Errion Bailey; and

WHEREAS, Frank Kenny is survived by his wife, Laura; his children, Susan (Jason) Miller, David, Rob (Linda), Joe (Kate), and Patrick (Laurel); eight grandchildren; his brother, Martin; and his sister, Nancy Norton; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of F.O. "Frank" Kenny and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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