Full Text of HR1290 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 | | saddened to learn of the death of South Beloit Mayor Michael M. | 4 | | Duffy, who passed away on June 20, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was born on April 10, 1946 in Pontiac | 6 | | to Martin and Helen (nee Clark) Duffy; he was a graduate of | 7 | | Pontiac Township High School and went on to
receive his degrees | 8 | | from Illinois State University and the University of Illinois; | 9 | | he was
a Vietnam veteran, serving in the United States Air | 10 | | Force; he married Lori Olson-Coolidge on June 29, 2001 in St. | 11 | | Peter Church in South Beloit; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was the former Superintendent of | 13 | | Schools for South Beloit School District #320 and was currently | 14 | | the Superintendent of Schools for Durand School District #322; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was elected mayor of South Beloit in | 17 | | 2011; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was on the board of directors for the | 19 | | Rock Energy Co-op and a board member of the
Stateline Boys and | 20 | | Girls Club as well as many other organizations; he was also a
| 21 | | member of South Beloit American Legion Holtz-Hirst Post #288, |
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| 1 | | the South Beloit
Businessman's Association, the Beloit 20/20 | 2 | | Club, the Northern Illinois Rotary Club, the Illinois
Municipal | 3 | | League, the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, the Northern | 4 | | Illinois Mayors
Association, Greater Rockford Economics | 5 | | Development Groups, the South Beloit Health
Advisory | 6 | | Committee, and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy was preceded in death by his parents; | 8 | | brother, Roger Duffy; and brother-in-law, Michael
Kilmer; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Duffy is survived by his wife, Lori Duffy; | 10 | | children, Erin (Michael) Duffy
Jensen, Megan Duffy, Ryan Duffy, | 11 | | Cyle
Coolidge, and Kelsey (Andrew) Mix; granddaughter,
McKenna | 12 | | Jensen; brother, Paul (Carol) Duffy; sister, Ann Duffy; | 13 | | sisters-in-law, Patty Duffy and Lisa Kilmer; and
numerous | 14 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of South Beloit Mayor Michael M. Duffy, | 18 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and | 19 | | all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Mayor Duffy as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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