Full Text of HR0982 095th General Assembly
HR0982 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 |
| State Representative Andrew J. McGann of Chicago, who recently | 5 |
| passed away; and
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| WHEREAS, Andrew McGann was born August 3, 1925 in Chicago; | 7 |
| he was educated at the Worsham College of Mortuary Science and | 8 |
| was employed as a funeral director; he was the director of | 9 |
| Southwest Financial Banks, Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the | 11 |
| United States Navy, and the Korean War, serving with the United | 12 |
| States Marine Corps; as a result of his military service, he | 13 |
| received the Presidential unit citation, the Sir | 14 |
| Knight-Sovereign Military, and the Order of MALTA; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative McGann began serving in the | 16 |
| Illinois House of Representatives in 1983; he served as | 17 |
| vice-chairman on the Committees on Higher Education, a member | 18 |
| of the Implementation of Chicago School Reform Committee, | 19 |
| chairman of the Mental Health Committee, vice-chairman of the | 20 |
| Revenue Committee, and as a member of the Legislative Audit | 21 |
| Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, Andrew McGann was the beloved husband of Lois (nee | 2 |
| Zumerling) and the late Mary Elizabeth McGann (nee Windle); the | 3 |
| devoted father of Elizabeth Marie (James) Hogan C.C.S.P.D., | 4 |
| Eileen Marie, and the late Andrew J. (Wendy) McGann Jr.; the | 5 |
| cherished grandfather of Adam, Craig, Mary Miller, James Andrew | 6 |
| Hogan, Kyle Brinker, Amy, Betsy, Erin, and Katie McGann; the | 7 |
| fond stepfather of Karl (Mila) and Brian (Gina) Brinker; the | 8 |
| memorable brother of Peg (the late Thomas) Redmond, the late | 9 |
| Patrick (the late Mary) McGann Jr. Lt. C.P.D., and Mary Sarah | 10 |
| "Sally" (the late John Sgt. C.P.D.) Fitzgerald; the loving | 11 |
| uncle of the Honorable Judge Patrick E. (Kathy), William (Sue), | 12 |
| Dr. John (Marie), Edward McGann, Virginia McGann Evans, Michael | 13 |
| (Joyce) Windle, Mary Margaret Redmond, Kathleen (Mike) | 14 |
| Caliendo, Patricia (Seamus) McGlinchey, and the late Timothy | 15 |
| (Diane) McGann; and a great uncle to many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and former colleagues, | 19 |
| the passing of former State Representative Andrew McGann; and | 20 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the family of former State Representative Andrew | 23 |
| J. McGann as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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