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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Paul Eugene Quinlan of Champaign, who
4passed away on April 30, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan was born on September 12, 1934, in
6Urbana; his parents were Frank and June (Parker) Quinlan; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan grew up in Rantoul and graduated from
8Rantoul High School in 1952; he subsequently earned his
9bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from the University
10of Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan served as a member of the United
12States Army Reserve in 1957 and 1958 and was based at Fort
13Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Riley, Kansas; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan taught social studies and English and
15coached at Henning High School, Fischer High School, and
16Jefferson Middle School before finishing his career at Central
17High School; he retired in 1992 after 34 years of dedicated
18service; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan served on the Champaign County Board
20for 4 years and the Parkland College Board of Trustees for 18

 

 

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1years; he served as a Democratic Precinct Committeeman and ran
2for numerous other political offices; he also gave back to
3others by working as a mentor to local students in the
4One-On-One Program through his membership in the
5Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club and as a member of St. Matthews
6Catholic Church; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan was an avid runner and charter member
8of the Second Wind Running Club in Champaign; he competed in
9hundreds of local races and completed 10 marathons, including
10the Boston Marathon in 1984; he was a devoted Democrat and
11enjoyed trading political barbs with his conservative friends;
12he also enjoyed gardening, watching the Chicago Cubs and
13Illini, and going to the Champaign Public Library; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Paul Quinlan is survived by his wife of 45 years,
15Mary ("Vincie"); his children, Karen (Shawn) Allen, Kevin (Jo
16Ellen) Quinlan, Krista (Jim) Borschnack, and Michael (Jen)
17Quinlan; his grandchildren, Austin, Ryan, and Luke Allen, Emily
18Lagos, and Christopher, Alison, Katelyn, and Nicholas
19Borschnack; his sisters, Janet (Rich) Miles and Ann (Bob)
20Cavanaugh; and his brothers, Jim (Mary) Quinlan, Phil (Barbara)
21Quinlan, and Roger (Sue) Quinlan; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
23ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1his family and friends, the passing of Paul Eugene Quinlan; and
2be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Paul Quinlan as an expression of our
5sympathy.