Full Text of SR0968 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Edward P. "Coach" Galvin, who passed | 4 | | away on September 18, 2021 at the age of 88; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin was born to Irish immigrants Tom and | 6 | | Molly (Herlihy) Galvin in Chicago on February 6, 1933; he was | 7 | | raised on the West Side of Chicago; he graduated from St. | 8 | | Philip High School in 1951; he earned his Bachelor of Science | 9 | | in Physical Education from Loyola University in New Orleans; | 10 | | during his college basketball career, he set scoring and | 11 | | rebound records, earned the title of Loyola Wolf Pack's most | 12 | | valuable player for 3 consecutive years, and was named a | 13 | | member of Collier Magazine's All-American Basketball Team; he | 14 | | was selected during the 1955 NBA draft by the Syracuse | 15 | | Nationals, now the Philadelphia 76ers; he served in the U.S. | 16 | | Army Military Police from 1955 to 1957; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin began his basketball coaching career as | 18 | | an assistant at St. Philip High School; he spent 3 years with | 19 | | the team before becoming head coach at St. Rita High School; | 20 | | while there, he led the Mustangs to immediate and | 21 | | unprecedented Catholic League basketball success with 232 wins | 22 | | in six seasons, which included one heavyweight and two | 23 | | lightweight league championships; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin joined the Fenwick High School coaching | 2 | | staff in 1969; he was recruited to be the fourth head | 3 | | basketball coach in the team's history and succeeded coaching | 4 | | legend Bill Shay in 1970; he coached the Fenwick Friars to two | 5 | | Chicago Catholic League Lightweight titles over the next 10 | 6 | | years; during his tenure, he oversaw the Friars becoming the | 7 | | first team to win three consecutive Fenwick Christmas | 8 | | Lightweight Tournament Championships in the famed sporting | 9 | | event's 34-year history; he was voted the Chicago Catholic | 10 | | League Coach of the Year for all sports in 1971; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin was the first head men's basketball | 12 | | coach at Rosary College, now Dominican University, from 1976 | 13 | | to 1978; after he departed Fenwick High School, he continued | 14 | | his stint as a college basketball coach at North Central | 15 | | College from 1980 to 1982; his final coaching destination was | 16 | | at the Illinois Math and Science Academy from 1988 to 1997; | 17 | | over the course of his 40-year coaching career, his players | 18 | | won more than 600 games; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin additionally served as athletic | 20 | | director at St. Rita High School, Fenwick High School, Rosary | 21 | | College, and North Central College; he also supplemented his | 22 | | income through working first as a trader at the Chicago | 23 | | Mercantile Exchange and then Galvin Marketing, which he |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin was inducted into multiple player and | 3 | | coach halls of fame, including the Chicago Catholic League, | 4 | | Chicagoland Sports, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, | 5 | | St. Rita High School, and Loyola University New Orleans | 6 | | Athletics; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ed Galvin was most proud of his family; he | 8 | | enjoyed golfing, singing Irish tunes, telling Irish jokes, and | 9 | | spending time with family; he will be remembered for his | 10 | | welcoming smile and quick Irish wit; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Ed Galvin was | 12 | | survived by his wife of 62 years, Eileen (Day); his six | 13 | | daughters, Peggy (Bill) O'Reilly, Maripat (Rick) Wooliver, | 14 | | Eileen (John) Healy, Kathy (Rick) Dasko, Joanne (Joe) | 15 | | Siciliano, and Tracy (Dan) Welsh; his 18 grandchildren; and | 16 | | his six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Edward P. "Coach" Galvin and extend our sincere condolences to | 20 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Ed Galvin as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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