Full Text of SR0592 103rd 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 Daniel James "Dan" Foley of Oak Park, | 4 | | who passed away on June 14, 2023 at the age of 84; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley was born to Daniel A. Foley and | 6 | | Katharine G. Jennings in 1939; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley graduated as a proud Fenwick Friar in | 8 | | 1957, continuing his education at Loyola University Chicago, | 9 | | where he graduated after a career in the Air Force; | 10 | | additionally, he worked at Midway Airport for Pan American, | 11 | | ensuring that anytime he and his family neared an airport, the | 12 | | conversations would shift to what was happening on the | 13 | | airfield; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley did not identify himself as a | 15 | | stockbroker, preferring the title of investment advisor, | 16 | | spending his career helping individuals invest their funds and | 17 | | assets; he was professionally engaged at all steps of his | 18 | | career, working at Chicago Title, Bacon Whipple, Stifel | 19 | | Nicolaus, the Chicago Corporation, and the Royal Bank of | 20 | | Canada; he was also associated with The Chicago Real Estate | 21 | | Council, The Economic Club of Chicago, and The Bond Club of | 22 | | Chicago, where he served as president during its later years, |
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| 1 | | even having the rocks glasses to prove it; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley was a lifelong devoted Catholic who | 3 | | loved and supported all the social and educational ministries | 4 | | of the Church; he was a longtime member of the St. Giles Family | 5 | | Mass Community along with the Catholic Theological Union on | 6 | | the South Side of Chicago; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley was fortunate to have the support of a | 8 | | number of lifelong friends who not only introduced him to a | 9 | | career in "The Street" but also to his beloved wife, Kathleen | 10 | | Foley; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley and Kathleen were fortunate to have a | 12 | | home in Palisades Park, Michigan which they updated into a | 13 | | modern home with a strong Prairie Style influence, inspired by | 14 | | growing up in Oak Park surrounded by the architecture of Frank | 15 | | Lloyd Wright; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley and Kathleen spent as much time as they | 17 | | could at their Palisades home, enjoying the beauty of the fall | 18 | | and winter, where countless happy dinners were enjoyed as well | 19 | | as the company of family and friends; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dan Foley is survived by his children, Daniel |
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| 1 | | (Erin) Hansen and Claire (Peter) Hansen; his grandchildren, | 2 | | Connor, William, and Paul; and his many other family members, | 3 | | friends, fellow Friars, and the Oak Park residents whom he | 4 | | knew and loved; therefore, be it | 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 7 | | Daniel "Dan" James Foley and extend our sincere condolences to | 8 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 9 | | further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Dan Foley as an expression of our | 12 | | deepest sympathy. |
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