SR1382 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Rev. Thomas J. White, who passed away on July 5, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Thomas White was born in Oak Park and grew up in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side; he graduated from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary before earning a college degree from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein; he subsequently attended seminary at St. Procopius College (now Benedictine University); and

WHEREAS, In 1959, Thomas White was ordained by the Joliet Diocese at the Cathedral of St. Raymond; over the next 46 years, he was stationed at churches across DuPage County, with a one-year stay in Will County; from 1959 until 1964, he served at Sacred Heart Church in Lombard before spending a year at St. Ann Church in Crest Hill; he also served at Visitation Church in Elmhurst, St. Luke in Carol Stream, and Church of the Holy Ghost in Wood Dale; and

WHEREAS, In 1989, Thomas White was tapped to be the founding pastor at St. Daniel the Prophet, which was created to serve fast-growing residential areas on Wheaton's south side; prior to the church's construction, he oversaw the parish's first services at Wheaton Warrenville South High School; and

WHEREAS, Thomas White is survived by his sister, Virginia Vosicky, and his niece, Margaret "Margin" Vosicky; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Thomas White as an expression of our sympathy.