Full Text of SR0125 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 Sean O'Shea, who passed away on | 4 | | January 3, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea was born on September 24, 1976; he | 6 | | graduated from DePaul University and the American University | 7 | | Washington College of Law; he was licensed to practice law in | 8 | | Illinois and the District of Columbia and was admitted to the | 9 | | United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court | 10 | | for the Northern District of Illinois, the Court of Appeals | 11 | | for the District of Columbia, and the Illinois Supreme Court; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea was a partner at Alexander, Borovicka & | 14 | | O'Shea Government Solutions and president of SPO Strategic | 15 | | Consulting, LLC.; he had more than 15 years of policy, | 16 | | legislative, and legal experience, working with various | 17 | | federal, state, and local government entities, nonprofits, | 18 | | trade associations, universities, corporations, and unions in | 19 | | the transportation and infrastructure areas, as well as | 20 | | complex insurance, environmental, and national security | 21 | | issues; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea was a notable name in government and |
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| 1 | | lobbying circles in Illinois and Washington, D.C., where he | 2 | | worked for both former President Bill Clinton and, later, | 3 | | former Senator Hillary Clinton; during the Clinton | 4 | | Administration, he worked in the Office of Cabinet Affairs; he | 5 | | was a projects director and a legislative assistant for | 6 | | Senator Clinton; he later worked in Springfield, where he | 7 | | served as deputy chief of staff to Governor Pat Quinn; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea represented clients in the private | 9 | | sector before Congress and executive branch agencies on | 10 | | appropriations issues and regulatory matters and assisted | 11 | | clients in navigating Congressional investigations; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea served as vice president of Building | 13 | | America's Future; in 2015, he was elected to the board of | 14 | | directors of Building America's Future and the Building | 15 | | America's Future Educational Fund; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sean O'Shea was the loving husband of Sebastian | 17 | | Contreras Jr.; the devoted son of Mary and the late Michael | 18 | | "Joe" O'Shea; the cherished brother of Michael, Daniel CPD | 19 | | (Michelle), and Colleen; the beloved uncle of Declan and | 20 | | Delaney; and the dear nephew, cousin, and friend to many; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Sean O'Shea and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Sean O'Shea as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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