Full Text of SR1033 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John A. Farrell of Alton, who passed away | 4 | | on August 26, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Farrell was born in Edgar County on February | 6 | | 27, 1929 to John E. and Bessie (nee Houston) Farrell; he served | 7 | | in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant during the Korean | 8 | | War and was discharged in 1952; he graduated from the | 9 | | University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in | 10 | | Accountancy in 1955; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Farrell joined the Civil Service for the | 12 | | Internal Revenue Service, working as a Field Agent and later as | 13 | | an Estate Examiner; he attended law school at St. Louis | 14 | | University, earning his Juris Doctor in 1961; he was senior | 15 | | partner at Farrell, Hamilton & Julian, P.C. in Godfrey for 48 | 16 | | years; he was a longstanding member of the Illinois State, | 17 | | Madison County, and Alton-Wood River Bar Associations; his | 18 | | writings appeared in publications related to continuing legal | 19 | | education and estate planning; he retired in 2013; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Farrell was Treasurer of the Fosterburg Fire | 21 | | Department, a member of the Board of Directors for Mid-America | 22 | | Bank of Alton, and an active member of his local community; he |
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| 1 | | and his wife were active members of 12th Street Presbyterian | 2 | | Church for 40 years, where he served as an Elder and Treasurer; | 3 | | after the church closed, they became members at Evangelical UCC | 4 | | Church in Godfrey; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, For many years, John Farrell attended a weekly | 6 | | Bible study group; he grew a vegetable garden and stomped | 7 | | through briars to pick blackberries; he sent a weekly mailing | 8 | | of jokes to friends and family and enjoyed writing letters; he | 9 | | was consulted regarding the practice of law and mentored with | 10 | | the SCORE Program; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Farrell was preceded in death by his parents; | 12 | | his 2 brothers, William and James Farrell; and his | 13 | | granddaughter, Shelby; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Farrell is survived by his wife of 56 years, | 15 | | Loretta (nee Richey); his 4 children, Toni K. and Jonathan | 16 | | Farrell-Higgins, Daniel E. and Alejandrina, Michael J. and Joan | 17 | | Farrell, and Jenifer A. and Trevor Farrell-Dreilich; his 10 | 18 | | grandchildren, Elise, Clare, Meredith, Jade, Alexa, Eric, | 19 | | Shane, Ian, Riley, and John; his 2 great-grandchildren, Giana | 20 | | and Eden; his brother, Max Farrell; and his sister, Mary | 21 | | Napolis; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | John A. Farrell, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 3 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of John Farrell as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy.
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