HR0598 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Edward P. Morrissey of Sandwich, who passed away on August 2, 2009; and

WHEREAS, He was born on September 18, 1943 in Chicago, the son of Dennis J. and Margaret Scott Morrissey; he married Elsie Campbell in 1984; he was a 1961 graduate of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, where he was co-captain of the football team; and

WHEREAS, He joined the Jesuit Society of Jesus from 1961 to 1968; during his time in the Jesuit seminary at Milford, Ohio, he obtained a bachelor degree in Classics (Latin and Greek); he taught English and Sociology at St. Xavier High School and coached soccer during this time; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from Boston College in 1967 with a degree in Philosophy; he received his Juris Doctor in 1974 from Creighton University Law School in Omaha, Nebraska; he practiced law in Elmhurst and was a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney before marrying Elsie (Campbell) in 1984; he practiced family law in Sandwich for 22 years; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, he ran for Circuit Court Judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit and for De Kalb County State's Attorney in 1996; in 2006, he made a career change to teach Latin at Aurora Central Catholic High School; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis J. and Margaret (Scott) Morrissey; and his brother, John (Georgann) Morrissey; and

WHEREAS, Edward Morrissey is survived by his beloved wife of 25 years, Elsie (Campbell); his children, Carrie (John) Libetti, Clete Campbell, Clayton Campbell, Paul, Dorothy, and Laura Morrissey; his wife's nephew, Paul Sipes; his four siblings, Mary (Robert) Moroney, Joseph (Joan) Morrissey, Dennis (Helen) Morrissey, and Richard (Althea) Morrissey; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Edward Morrissey; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Edward Morrissey as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.