Full Text of SR0221 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 Margaret Anne Kenny McNally, who passed | 4 | | away on March 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally was born on August 23, 1929 in | 6 | | West Bend, Wisconsin; her parents were Delbert James and Olive | 7 | | Anna (nee Kauffung) Kenny; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally attended Mount Mary College in | 9 | | Milwaukee and in 1952 and graduated from St. Louis University; | 10 | | as a college senior, she overlapped for one year at St. Louis | 11 | | University with her future husband, Dr. Randall E. McNally, a | 12 | | legendary Chicago surgeon, former United States Air Force | 13 | | doctor, and longtime cut man for the Chicago Blackhawks; they | 14 | | were married on June 20, 1953 at Holy Angels Church in West | 15 | | Bend, Wisconsin; together, they raised 10 children who have | 16 | | gone on to many illustrious careers, including a veteran of 3 | 17 | | White House administrations, an Executive Producer for Oprah | 18 | | Winfrey, a military hero and aircraft carrier pilot in the | 19 | | United States Navy and Marine Corps, a television, film, and | 20 | | Broadway actress, and a University of Chicago spinal surgeon; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally managed the medical practice of |
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| 1 | | her husband for many years; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally was an active participant in many | 3 | | charitable causes in Chicago; she served 2 tours of duty as | 4 | | Chair of the Rush Faculty Wives and served in a leadership | 5 | | capacity with the National Association for the Prevention of | 6 | | Child Abuse; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally enjoyed cooking, shopping, | 8 | | summer lakes, tennis, cycling, and skiing; she was also a | 9 | | renowned entertainer who found improbable ways to stage events | 10 | | with grace, nerve, and flair; she was widely considered a | 11 | | founder and instigator of the round-the-world "birthday party | 12 | | for Planet Earth" on New Year's Eve 1999, which featured | 13 | | celebrations in each of the globe's 24 time zones at sites | 14 | | including Stonehenge, Red Square and the Taj Mahal and an epic | 15 | | celebration at the Great Pyramid of Cheops; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally was preceded in death by 2 | 17 | | children, Anne Mary McNally and Lt. Cmdr. Randall E. McNally II | 18 | | (USN) and 2 grandchildren, Sean Morrissey and Emmett Morrissey; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Margaret McNally is survived by her husband of 61 | 21 | | years, Dr. Randall McNally; 8 children, Maureen Morrissey, | 22 | | Patrick McNally, Tara Montgomery, Edward McNally, Sheila |
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| 1 | | McNally, Ryan McNally, Tom McNally, and McNally Sagal; 30 | 2 | | grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; a sister, Janet Kenny | 3 | | Koehn; and a brother, Col. Patrick D.J. Kenny (ret.); | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Margaret Anne Kenny | 8 | | McNally; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Margaret McNally as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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