Full Text of HJR0049 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sister | 4 | | Thomas Leo Monahan, O.P., who passed away on November 13, | 5 | | 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo was born in Chicago to Roy and | 7 | | Kathryn (Devine) Monahan on September 20, 1929; she was | 8 | | baptized Kathleen Monahan; she graduated from Amundsen High | 9 | | School in Chicago; she received her Bachelor of Philosophy in | 10 | | History from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan; she | 11 | | earned her Master of Arts in History and her Master of | 12 | | Education in Administration/School Supervision from DePaul | 13 | | University in Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo entered the Convent of the Adrian | 15 | | Dominican Sisters in Adrian, Michigan on June 24, 1951, and | 16 | | she professed her simple vows on December 28, 1952; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo ministered in elementary education | 18 | | for 61 years in Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, in | 19 | | addition to Chicago, Mundelein, and Elmhurst; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo spent 40 years at the Visitation | 21 | | School in Elmhurst, where she served as principal for 38 |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo established the Sister Thomas Leo | 3 | | Monahan Legacy Fund, providing tuition assistance for families | 4 | | seeking a Catholic education at the Visitation School; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, For her dedication to the Visitation School and | 6 | | the entire Elmhurst community, Sr. Thomas Leo was named 2013's | 7 | | Friend of the Children by the Elmhurst Children's Assistance | 8 | | Foundation; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo was respected and loved by her | 10 | | students and their families, numbering in the thousands; she | 11 | | will be remembered for her kindness, her selfless nature, and | 12 | | her special ability to make everyone she met feel comfortable | 13 | | and important; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sr. Thomas Leo lived a life of grace; she | 15 | | exemplified a life of devotion and commitment to her faith and | 16 | | good works; she deserves our thanks, gratitude, and words that | 17 | | say, "Well done, good and faithful servant."; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 20 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn the passing of Sister | 21 | | Thomas Leo Monahan, O.P., and extend our sincere condolences |
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| 1 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 2 | | it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Sr. Thomas Leo as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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