SR0685 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, We have learned with sadness that Mr. Joseph Raymond "Ray" Hanahan of Godfrey passed away on September 19, 2004; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Alton on May 8, 1919, the son of Harry and Nettie (Klinger) Hanahan, and graduated from Marquette Catholic High School in 1936; and

WHEREAS, He married Maxine "Put" Putnam in St. Louis, Missouri on June 11, 1949; she preceded him in death in 1995; he later married Dolores "Dee" Cusack in Peoria, Illinois on July 23, 1999; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hanahan served his country during World War II as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air Force; after the war, he received a degree in in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis; he had a distinguished 32-year career at Shell Oil in Wood River, retiring in 1981 as head process and project engineer of the Wood River Refinery; and

WHEREAS, He was dedicated to his community; he was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton and was active in the East End Improvement Association, an active Marquette alumnus, a past board member of the former St. Patrick's Catholic Church and School in Alton, the Mississippi Valley Garden Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Alton Post 1308, Wood Carvers Club, Senior Services Plus, Oasis, Shell Oil Retirees breakfast group and the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, a 62-year member of the Knights of Columbus Alton Council 460 and a fourth-degree member of Pere Marquette Assembly 0203 of the Knights of Columbus; and

WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a man of faith who was dedicated to his family and friends, an avid fisherman, and an accomplished artist and craftsman; and

WHEREAS, The death of Mr. Hanahan is a great loss to his family and friends, especially his wife, Dolores; his son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Mary Hanahan; his daughter, Mary Pulford; his grandchildren, Mangan Pulford, Joe Pulford, Mike Hanahan, and Sara Hanahan; and his large extended family and many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our profound sorrow at the death of Joseph Raymond "Ray" Hanahan, that we offer our heartfelt sympathy to his family, and that we join his many friends in honoring his memory; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mr. Hanahan with our sincere condolences.