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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4Illinois State Representative John C. "Jack" McGuire, who
5passed away on January 2, 2020 at the age of 86; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire was born in Joliet to Emmett and
7Mildred McGuire on May 12, 1933; he was a parishioner of St.
8Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Joliet; he graduated from
9Joliet Catholic High School in 1951; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire attended Joliet Junior College and
11was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame; he entered the
12United States Army and was stationed in Germany during the
13Korean War; he enrolled in Colorado State College after
14completing his tour and graduated in 1958; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire was a member of American Legion Post
161080, the Irish-American Society of County Will, and Cantigny
17Post 367 VFW; he volunteered for Meals On Wheels and
18Cornerstone, as well as various other community organizations;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire was elected as a Democratic member to
21the Illinois House of Representatives; he represented the 86th

 

 

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1District from 1990 to April 2012 and served as Assistant
2Majority Leader during the 94th, 95th, and 96th General
3Assemblies; he was a former Chairman of the House Aging
4Committee and a champion of senior issues; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire received the 2012 Larry Walsh
6Lifetime Achievement Award from the Will County Democratic
7Central Committee; prior to his election to the House of
8Representatives, he served as Supervisor in Joliet Township
9from 1982 to 1991 and as a Trustee from 1973 to 1982; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire was an avid runner and completed the
11Chicago Marathon in 1986; he loved golf and taking family trips
12with all of his grandchildren to Siesta Key, Florida and South
13Haven, Michigan; he also enjoyed attending Joliet Catholic
14football games on Friday nights; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire was preceded in death by his wife,
16Marilyn J. "Mitzi" (Miller); his parents; his son, Thomas L.
17McGuire; his brother, Paul McGuire; his sister, Helen La Barre;
18and his second wife, Patricia; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rep. McGuire is survived by his children, Kathleen
20A. (John) Dougherty, Michael E. McGuire, and Julie A. (Thomas)
21Sicinski; his grandchildren, Jillian (Sean Whitney), Patrick
22and Michael Dougherty, Thomas, Patrick (Liz), Michael (Amy),

 

 

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1and Sean McGuire, and Alexander, Stephanie, Emily, and Zachary
2Sicinski; his great-grandchildren, Baird, Shae, and Henry
3McGuire; one great-grandson due in the spring; his twin
4brother, James E. (Judith) McGuire; his sister-in-law, Marilyn
5A. McGuire; his brother-in-law, James Miller; his
6sisters-in-law, Lois Bernhard and Ruth Ann Campbell; and
7several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we mourn the passing of former Illinois State Representative
11John C. "Jack" McGuire and extend our sincere condolences to
12his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Rep. McGuire as an expression of our
16deepest sympathy.