SR0786 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Richard J. Kelly of Oak Park, who passed away on April 15, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Kelly was from the Southside of Chicago and raised in the Beverly neighborhood; he was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School and Notre Dame University; and

WHEREAS, He was the son of a salesman and a social worker, and was inspired by the Reverend Andrew Greeley, assistant pastor at Christ the King Parish in Beverly during the 1960s, to become involved in the civil rights movement; and

WHEREAS, He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Marquette Park and was a community organizer on the West Side of Chicago; he taught school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during "Freedom Summer" in 1964, as well as registering voters and protesting; and

WHEREAS, He later taught in the Chicago public schools and drove a taxi in the suburbs; he took time off from teaching to work in the administration of former Illinois Governor Dan Walker as a liaison to labor unions; and

WHEREAS, He was an active member of the St. Giles Community in Oak Park and headed a social committee there for many years; and

WHEREAS, Richard J. Kelly was the beloved husband of Margaret E. Field; the loving father of Michael S. (Lucy Fox) Kelly; and the stepfather of Jason (Jennifer Chhatlani) Rosado, Megan (David Skach) Rosado, Jason (Julie) Foras, and Jennifer (Brendon) Pollard; the cherished grandfather of Benjamin, Isaac, and Alfred Kelly; the dear brother of Thomas Kelly, Jack Kelly, Suzanne Kelly, and Michael (Meg) Kelly, and the late Jim Kelly; the dear brother-in-law of Kathleen (Edward Ogata) Orr, William (Mary Ann) Field, Laurie Rostholder, and Toddy Kelly; and the fond uncle of Tom, Dan, Aileen, Josh, Rose, Alison, and Molly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Richard J. Kelly; and be it further

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