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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Leo
4R. Finley Jr. of Orland Park, who passed away on August 26,
52011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He was a graduate of the Chicago College of Dental
7Surgery/Loyola University Class of 1963; he was a veteran of
8the United States Army, serving as a captain in the Dental
9Corps from 1963 to 1965; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Finley enjoyed a long career in dentistry in
11Chicago's south suburbs; he also taught at the Loyola
12University Dental School; in the South Suburban Branch of the
13Chicago Dental Society, he held all offices before his term as
14president in 1972-1973; and
 
15    WHEREAS, He was later elected to the Chicago Dental Society
16Board of Directors, and served as its president from 1989 to
171990; and
 
18    WHEREAS, On the state level, he was elected as vice speaker
19of the Illinois State Dental Society's House of Delegates and
20chaired the Dent-IL-PAC Governor's Club; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, On the national level, he represented Illinois
2dentists in the American Dental Association's House of
3Delegates from 1986 to 1988 and from 1996 to 1997; he was
4elected 8th District Trustee in 1998; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Leo Finley Jr. was the beloved husband of
6Alicia, nee Jakubas, for 50 blessed years; he was the loving
7father of Leo III (Brenda), Timothy (Donna), Allen (Laurie),
8Suzanne Duntz, and Paul (Laura); he was the proud grandpa of 13
9and great-grandpa of 3; he was the brother of Joan Finley and
10Alice (Dr. James) Wack; and the uncle of 10 nieces and nephews;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Dr.
15Leo R. Finley Jr.; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the family of Dr. Leo R. Finley Jr. as a symbol of
18our sincere sympathy.