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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Michael 
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"Malachy" Mannion of Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was born on September 1, 
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1925 in Abbeyknockmoy, Tuam Co. Galway, Ireland; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was the president of 
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Oakwood Builders and Glencree Builders; he was a member of the 
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Carpenters Union for 60 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was a founding member of 
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Gaelic Park and the Galway Fellowship Club; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was a 4th Degree member 
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of The John F. Kennedy Knights of Columbus, where his 
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leadership and know-how was always greatly appreciated and 
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recognized; he was also a member of the Harry Boland Hurling 
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Club and the Gaelic Athletic Association for over 50 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was an usher and 
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parishioner of St. Bernadette Parish for 40 years; he and his 
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wife worked tirelessly for the Medical Missionaries of Mary 
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through their annual dinner dance and other fundraisers; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion was the beloved husband 
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of Maria (nee Taylor); the cherished father of Eileen (Mark) 
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Koller, Angela (Patrick) Collins, John (Lorraine), Adrienne 
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(Kevin) Jordan, and Michael (Michele); the loving grandfather 
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of Erin, Sean, and Brendan Koller, Caileen, Quinn, Kristen, and 
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Malachy Collins, Alyssa, Adrienne, Jacqueline, and Anne 
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Mannion, Maura, Shannon, and Patrick Jordan, and Matthew, 
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Ellen, Colin, and Aileen Mannion; the fond brother of the late 
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Christopher (the late Kitty), Gerard (the late Mary), Bridie 
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(the late Patrick) Delaney, the late Patrick (Greta), Annie 
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(Bernard) Conneely, the late Frank (Mary), Sister Eileen, 
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William (Carolann), and Kevin (Mary); and the brother-in-law of 
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Eileen (Owen) McCaul and Bernice (Patrick) Casey; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Michael "Malachy" Mannion will be remembered by 
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all who knew and loved him as a loving husband, father, and 
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grandfather, as well as a legendary figure in both Chicago and 
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American Gaeldom; therefore, be it

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

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to the family of Michael "Malachy" Mannion as an 
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expression of our sympathy.