Full Text of SR0183 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 James Russell "Jim" Fay, who passed away | 4 | | on January 10, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Fay was born in Joliet on November 17, 1924 | 6 | | to William E., Sr. and Helen (nee Maloney) Fay; he graduated | 7 | | from St. Raymond's Grammar School in 1938 and attended Joliet | 8 | | Catholic High School until 1940; he finished his secondary | 9 | | education at Culver Academy, where he graduated as "Best | 10 | | All-round Cadet" in 1942; while studying engineering at | 11 | | Northwestern University, he was a member of the NROTC, before | 12 | | serving as a Naval Officer in the Pacific Theater of Operations | 13 | | in World War II, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; in 1948, he | 14 | | was awarded a Master of Business Administration by Babson | 15 | | College, and, in 1949, he was awarded a Bakery Science Degree | 16 | | from the American Institute of Baking; in 1952, he married | 17 | | Margaret "Peggy" Cunningham at the Church of St. Raymond; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, James Fay succeeded his father as President of the | 19 | | Joliet-based Champion Machinery Company in 1962, serving in | 20 | | that capacity for 31 years; in 1993, he became Senior Executive | 21 | | Consultant to CMC-America, then under the third-generation | 22 | | leadership of his son; in 2011, at the age of 87, he was | 23 | | granted a United States Patent for bakery equipment; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Fay was actively involved in a 44-year | 2 | | Ministry as a Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Minister of the | 3 | | Word; he served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist | 4 | | for 31 years and with the Visitation of the Sick of his parish; | 5 | | he admired and served with dedication in the Cathedral Of Saint | 6 | | Raymond St. Vincent de Paul Society and with Meals on Wheels; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, James Fay's civic and community activities | 9 | | included board directorships of the Illinois Manufacturer's | 10 | | Association, the Will County Manufacturer's Association, the | 11 | | Three Rivers Manufacturer's Association, the Joliet Chamber of | 12 | | Commerce, the Bakery Equipment Manufacturers Association | 13 | | (BEMA), and the International Bakery Industry Exposition and | 14 | | serving as Executive Committee Member of the American Society | 15 | | of Bakers for 75 years; in 2004, he was presented with BEMA's | 16 | | Lifetime Achievement Award; he was a founding member of the | 17 | | Joliet Country Club for 64 years and of the Chicago Lake Shore | 18 | | Club and Chicago International Club; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Fay was preceded in death by his brother, | 20 | | William E. "Bill" Fay, Jr. (Margaret Hoover), and his son, | 21 | | James Russell Fay, Jr. (Mary Fay, M.D.); and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, James Fay is survived by his wife, Margaret; their |
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| 1 | | children, Patrick, Meagen (William Gunther), Edward (Cathreen | 2 | | Clohisy), and Christopher (Milena Villamar); his 13 | 3 | | grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | 6 | | James Russell "Jim" Fay, and extend our sincere condolences to | 7 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of James Fay as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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