Full Text of SR2386 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 Walsh D'Arcy III, who passed away on | 4 | | August 23, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III was born on August 8, 1926 in | 6 | | Joliet; his parents were Verna and John D'Arcy; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III attended St. Raymond's in Joliet | 8 | | and St. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul before serving in | 9 | | the United States Navy as a bombardier during World War II; | 10 | | after his honorable discharge, he attended the University of | 11 | | St. Thomas in St. Paul; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III was an active member of St. Mary | 13 | | Immaculate Catholic Church in Plainfield, where he served on | 14 | | various boards supporting the growth of the church and school; | 15 | | his voice was familiar to daily communicants as he regularly | 16 | | lectured and sang at the morning Masses; he was actively | 17 | | involved in and a member of the boards of the Joliet Franciscan | 18 | | Sisters and Catholic Charities; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III began his career in banking with | 20 | | the Pullman Bank in Chicago, where he was instrumental in | 21 | | initiating the Illinois Bank Charge before it was merged into |
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| 1 | | the VISA brand; his integrity, drive, and experience caught the | 2 | | interest of several Joliet businessmen, who recruited him to | 3 | | lead the founding of Heritage Bank and Trust in 1971; he made | 4 | | various investments, including in the founding of | 5 | | International Games, distributor of the popular card game UNO, | 6 | | which enabled him to later realize his true lifelong ambitions | 7 | | of driving tractors and farming; after retirement, he purchased | 8 | | various farms and operated them with his sons; he also founded | 9 | | JJD Enterprises and Caton Farms; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III and his wife actively served the | 11 | | communities of Plainfield and Joliet; he was President of the | 12 | | Joliet Rotary Club, a Plainfield Village Trustee, a member of | 13 | | the Plainfield Library Board, a trustee of the University of | 14 | | St. Francis in Joliet, and a longtime benefactor of Lewis | 15 | | University in Romeoville; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III was preceded in death by his | 17 | | parents; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John D'Arcy III is survived by his wife of 67 | 19 | | years, Margaret Jeanette; his children, Margaret (Jim) Lacey, | 20 | | John (Diane), Kevin (Vicky), Terry (Sue), Patrick (Kathy), | 21 | | Candace (Tom) Nielsen, Michael (Beverly), and Tom (Sue); his | 22 | | grandchildren, Kristen Corcoran, Scott, Mike, and John Lacey, | 23 | | Jennifer Ness, John and Ryan D'Arcy, Jim, Brooke, and Andrew |
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| 1 | | D'Arcy, Chris, Nick, Harry, and Jack D'Arcy, Beau D'Arcy, | 2 | | Bridget Platt, Brendan and Christian Nielsen, Stephanie | 3 | | Greene, Lauren Crawford, Jeff and Lucas D'Arcy, and Sean, Lily, | 4 | | and Aiden D'Arcy; 16 great-grandchildren; his brother, Edward | 5 | | (Barbara) D'Arcy; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 9 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Walsh D'Arcy III; | 10 | | and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of John D'Arcy III as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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