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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of James R. "Jim" Doody of
4 Naperville on Thursday, March 17, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born March 28, 1937, in Murphysboro to
6 Ashton and Vera (Shumacher) Doody; he graduated in 1961 from
7 Southern Illinois University in Carbondale with a bachelor of
8 arts in English; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mr. Doody had a passion and talent for writing; he
10 held positions in advertising and public relations at
11 Interchemical Corporation and was the director of public
12 information for Boatman's National Bank in St. Louis; he was
13 also the director of public information at the former
14 Monticello College (renamed Community College) in Godfrey; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1970, he joined the staff at North Central
16 College in Naperville as director of publicity and
17 publications; in 1985, he was appointed executive director at
18 North Central College in charge of the year-long 125th
19 anniversary celebration; he was also appointed director of
20 foundation relations at the college; he was the founder of
21 North Central College's performing arts association and was a
22 member for 24 years; he was instrumental in bringing
23 celebrities to the college such as Tony Bennett, Victor Borge,
24 Pat Boone, Rita Moreno, Carol Channing, Mel Torme, and the
25 Joffrey Ballet, during which time Ronald Reagan's son was a
26 member of the troupe; and
 
27     WHEREAS, He was a member of the Naperville Jaycees, and in
28 1981, he received their distinguished service award for
29 Cultural and Historic Services; he was listed in the Who's Who
30 in the Midwest for 1978-79; he was the organizer and
31 participated in the Trade Show Showcase in 1977 and was

 

 

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1 communications chairman for the 1976 U.S. bicentennial
2 celebration in Naperville; he was an accredited member of the
3 Public Relations Society of America, the Council for
4 Advancement and Support of Education, the Illinois College
5 Relations Conference, the Publicity Club of Chicago, the
6 American College of Public Relations Association, and the
7 DuPage Press Association; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He was a member of the board of directors and
9 chairman of the public relations committee for the Naperville
10 Chamber of Commerce in 1974, publicity chairman in 1974, and in
11 1987, he was campaign chair for the Naperville Community Fund
12 (now the United Way) and public relations chairman for the
13 American Red Cross, West Area Region; he served as the chairman
14 of the communications committee from 1974 to 1976 for the
15 bicentennial celebration and publicity for the 1981
16 sesquicentennial; from 1990 until his retirement in 1999, he
17 was a grant writer for the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn;
18 while at the COD, he received the Outstanding Service Award in
19 1995; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He had an eclectic collection of recorded music,
21 including Broadway shows and movie film scores; he had been a
22 very active member of the Community United Methodist Church in
23 Naperville since 1969; at Community, he was the first male
24 secretary of the administration board, second-year disciple
25 Bible study, and played an instrumental part in writing the
26 history of the church for its 125th anniversary; and
 
27     WHEREAS, The passing of James R. "Jim" Doody has been
28 deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary Kay (Squires)
29 Doody; his son, Michael R. Doody; his daughter, Jane Ann
30 (husband James) McCloud; his sisters, Sharon (husband Richard)
31 Graff and Mary Ann (husband David) Taylor; his sister-in-law,
32 Fredia Doody; his granddaughters, Rebecca and Stephanie
33 McCloud; and his numerous nieces and nephews; he was preceded

 

 

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1 in death by his parents, Ashton and Vera (Shumacher) Doody, and
2 his brother, Glenn Doody; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5 James R. "Jim" Doody, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his
6 family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest
10 condolences.