SR0585 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of John M. Kerivan, Jr., long time resident and former Alderman of the City of Northlake, on April 11, 2004; and

WHEREAS, John M. Kerivan, Jr., began his service to Northlake as the Third Ward Alderman in 1973 at age 27, making him one of the youngest persons to be elected to office in Northlake; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan was successfully reelected Third Ward Alderman in 1977, 1981, and 1985, and in 1991 he was elected to represent the First Ward; he was a candidate for Mayor in 1993; and

WHEREAS, He saw many changes in Northlake during his twenty years as Alderman, seeing the city going from having no curbs or storm sewers to having them installed during the city's ambitious improvement program in the 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan supported efforts to helping control flooding in the city, which made commercial and industrial development possible; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kerivan's priority as an Alderman was to make sure that city services were available to residents, and he was always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone; and

WHEREAS, The passing of John M. Kerivan, Jr., will be deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Mary Lou; his children, John M. Kerivan III and his fiancé Bev, Dawn M. and her husband Jim Evans, Denise M. Farmer and her fiancé Mike, and Anthony M. Kerivan and his wife Susan; his grandchildren, David and Joseph Farmer, Jaimie and Samantha Evans, and Genevieve and Anthony Kerivan Jr.; his sisters, Joellyn and her husband Robert Gilleran, and Julee and her husband Richard Mortensen; his loyal canine companion, "Princess"; and his many friends and family; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his son, Thomas; and a sister, Jeanine Jilovec; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of John M. Kerivan, Jr., along with all who knew and loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John M. Kerivan, Jr., as an expression of our sorrow for their loss.