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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Roy E. McGuire of Rock Island, who passed
4away on March 19, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Roy McGuire was born in East Moline to Roy E. and
6Rose Hinsberger McGuire on November 24, 1926; he graduated from
7Rock Island High School in 1945 and served in the United States
8Army; he then worked for two years at the International
9Harvester Corp. Farmall plant before enlisting in the United
10States Air Force and serving during the Korean Conflict; he
11attended Augustana College and graduated from Black Hawk
12College with an Associate of Arts; he married Jacquelyn Porter
13in Rock Island on May 30, 1953; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Roy McGuire joined the Rock Island Police
15Department on April 1, 1952, serving as a Sergeant, Lieutenant,
16and Acting Chief of Police; he retired as Chief of Detectives
17on November 28, 1977; he later served as a supervisor with the
18Street Department; he graduated from the Federal Bureau of
19Investigation's National Academy in 1969 at the White House in
20Washington, D.C.; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Roy McGuire was a member of St. Pius X Catholic
22Church in Rock Island, Moline American Legion Post 246, Rock

 

 

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1Island Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1303, the FBI National
2Academy Association - Illinois Chapter, Illinois Police
3Association Division 6, Allouez Council 658 Knights of
4Columbus, the Father Edward J. Bader Assembly Fourth Degree
5Knights of Columbus, the Travelers Protective Association of
6America, and Rock Island Family Campers; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Roy McGuire was preceded in death by his parents;
8his daughter, Debra J. McCallister; his sisters, Mary Ann Kite
9and Donna Howell; and his brothers, Jerald "Jerry" McGuire and
10Michael Kenneth McGuire; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Roy McGuire is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn;
12his daughters, Chris (Dan) Malone and Mary Kay McGuire (Ronald
13Foutch); his sons, Michael "Mickey" McGuire, Patrick (Karen)
14McGuire, Mark McGuire, and Matthew McGuire; his son-in-law,
15Lionel McCallister; his 22 grandchildren; his 22
16great-grandchildren; and his sister, Betty Thomas; therefore,
17be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20Roy E. McGuire, and extend our sincere condolences to his
21family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
22further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Roy McGuire as an expression of our
3deepest sympathy.