Full Text of SR2531 99th 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 George Warren Kenney of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on December 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, George Kenney was born in Springfield to Charles | 6 | | Marshall and Alberta Mae Hillyard Kenney on June 4, 1937; he | 7 | | graduated from Springfield High School in 1955, where he played | 8 | | basketball, football, and baseball and played in the State | 9 | | Basketball Tournament; he earned his bachelor's degree from | 10 | | Millikin University in Decatur, where he played basketball, and | 11 | | was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; he earned | 12 | | his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in Chicago; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, George Kenney was an attorney in Springfield for | 15 | | more than 50 years, primarily with the firm Kenney & Pearson; | 16 | | he was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the | 17 | | Sangamon County Bar Association; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, George Kenney joined the American Business Club in | 19 | | January of 1967, where he served as President from 1975 to | 20 | | 1976, and became a life member in August of 1984; he enjoyed | 21 | | running and competed in three marathons; he also enjoyed | 22 | | golfing and his annual fishing trips to Bennett Springs, |
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| 1 | | Missouri for the past 50 years; he was a regular patron at his | 2 | | favorite watering hole, where he enjoyed stimulating | 3 | | conversations and watching sports with his many friends; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, George Kenney was preceded in death by his parents | 5 | | and his grandson, Zachary Clark; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, George Kenney is survived by his son, Brian | 7 | | (Carolyn) Kenney; his daughters, Kara (Keith) Sias, and Jill | 8 | | Kenney; his grandchildren, Amanda (George) Metcalf, Matthew | 9 | | and Krista Kenney, and Holly and David Sias; his | 10 | | great-grandchildren, Gabe, Roman, and Freya Metcalf; his | 11 | | brother, Charles "Bud" (Janet) Kenney, M.D.; several nieces, | 12 | | nephews, and cousins; and many members of the Maloy and Gietl | 13 | | families; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | George Warren Kenney, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of George Kenney as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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