Full Text of SR1318 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 Egan of Lombard, who passed away on | 4 | | December 4, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Egan was born in Joliet on March 16, 1924; he | 6 | | graduated from Joliet Township High School in 1941 and Joliet | 7 | | Junior College in 1943; he enlisted in the United States Army | 8 | | Air Corp., serving in World War II as a 1st Lieutenant in | 9 | | Sansavero, Italy, where he flew P-38s as a photo reconnaissance | 10 | | pilot; after the war, he attended the University of Colorado in | 11 | | Boulder from 1945 to 1947, graduating as Outstanding Senior of | 12 | | the Business School and Outstanding Senior Man, for which he | 13 | | was honored as Cane Bearer; he married Virginia "Sunny" Nelson | 14 | | in Denver, Colorado on July 5, 1947, and they settled in | 15 | | Lombard in 1948; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Egan was employed at American National Bank | 17 | | from 1947 to 1957; following that, he joined Container | 18 | | Corporation of America in 1957, where he held various | 19 | | positions; in 1965, he was made Assistant Treasurer for the | 20 | | company until 1986, when it was sold; he also worked for the | 21 | | Gateway Foundation, McDermott and Associates, the Executive | 22 | | Service Corp., and the Marillac House; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John Egan joined the Jaycees in 1950 and received | 2 | | their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, As a young person John Egan's love of sports and | 4 | | the outdoors led him to become involved with the Lombard Park | 5 | | District in 1950, when he was appointed to the Recreation | 6 | | Commission; in 1953, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term | 7 | | and became the youngest member to serve on a local park board | 8 | | and the youngest park commissioner in Illinois; from that time | 9 | | on, his name became synonymous with all the progress and | 10 | | accomplishments made by the Lombard Park District; he served on | 11 | | various committees, was instrumental in purchasing new park | 12 | | properties, and served as President of the board from 1976 to | 13 | | 1991; he was most proud of the board's decisions to expand the | 14 | | number of parks by acquiring open land, to include programs and | 15 | | facilities for persons with disabilities, and to promote more | 16 | | athletics for women; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, John Egan also help organize NEDSRA, served in | 18 | | several positions in the Lombard Historical Society, helped | 19 | | co-chair the DuPage Theater Committee, worked on various | 20 | | village commissions, and organized many sports leagues and | 21 | | associations; golf was his passion, and he enjoyed weekly games | 22 | | and tournaments that he chaired; he was also a long-time member | 23 | | of Sacred Heart Church and served in many volunteer positions; | 24 | | he attended mass every day throughout most of his adult life; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Egan was preceded in death by his wife, | 3 | | Sunny; his sister, Kathleen; his son, Joseph; and his grandson, | 4 | | Justin; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Egan is survived by his children John, | 6 | | Michael (Sandra), Patrick (Karen), Nancy (Ronn) Ammons, Kath, | 7 | | and (Steve) Hoelter; his 15 grandchildren; and his 14 | 8 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | John Egan, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 12 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of John Egan as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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