Full Text of SR0138 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 deaths of Thomas Francis "Tom" Connelly, | 4 | | Ph.D., who passed away on December 3, 2020, and Ann Louise | 5 | | (Duffy) Connelly, who passed away on November 7, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom and Ann Connelly were married for 61 years; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tom Connelly was born on the West Side of Chicago | 9 | | to John and Ann (Rafter) Connelly; he was a long-time resident | 10 | | of La Grange; he earned his bachelor's degree in Classical | 11 | | Studies from Loyola University Chicago; he served in the U.S. | 12 | | Navy in the Navy Submarine Force and was based in Hawaii; he | 13 | | obtained his master's degree in Classics from the University | 14 | | of Kentucky; he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Education | 15 | | Administration from Loyola University Chicago; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tom Connelly worked for Chicago Public Schools | 17 | | (CPS) his entire career; he began teaching Latin at South | 18 | | Shore High School, where he served as the faculty advisor of | 19 | | the award-winning Shoreline newspaper; after passing the | 20 | | principal's exam, he worked in the CPS administration for the | 21 | | remainder of his career; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tom Connelly was passionate about tutoring | 2 | | students in Latin, from his own grandchildren and friends to | 3 | | the undergraduate students at Ave Maria University in Naples, | 4 | | Florida; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ann Connelly was born on the West Side of | 6 | | Chicago; she was a long-time resident of La Grange; she | 7 | | graduated from St. Xaxier University; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ann Connelly was a registered nurse and worked as | 9 | | a school nurse for Chicago Public Schools; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ann Connelly especially enjoyed playing bridge | 11 | | with her college friends from St. Xavier University; she | 12 | | worked tirelessly for her family and at one point had 5 | 13 | | children under the age of 4, with the oldest being 3 1/2 years | 14 | | old; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Together, Tom and Ann Connelly enjoyed traveling | 16 | | the world with each other and their many friends; they loved | 17 | | doting on their grandchildren and great-grandchildren; they | 18 | | were deeply committed to their faith, and that faith was | 19 | | central to their love for one another; they will be missed; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Tom and Ann Connelly were preceded in death by | 21 | | Tom's brother, Jack; his twin brother, Francis Thomas; his |
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| 1 | | sisters, Catherine and Winifred; Ann's brothers, James and | 2 | | David; and her sister, Mary Spradlin; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tom and Ann Connelly were the parents of Mary | 4 | | (late Jerome) O'Rourke, Thomas (Amanda), Mark (Mary), Maureen | 5 | | (Martin) O'Connor, Michael (Lisa), Timothy (Noreen), and Ann | 6 | | Marie (John) Kavanagh; the grandparents of 23 grandchildren; | 7 | | the great-grandparents of three great-grandchildren; the | 8 | | brother and sister-in-law of Edward; and the loving caretakers | 9 | | of their 4-legged companion, Jesse James; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Thomas Francis "Tom" Connelly, Ph.D. and Ann Louise (Duffy) | 13 | | Connelly and extend our sincere condolences to their family, | 14 | | friends, and all who knew and loved them; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Tom and Ann Connelly as an | 17 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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