Full Text of SR0721 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Mary Seton Elizabeth Killeen | 4 | | McDermott, who passed away on December 18, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott was born to Sarah Matilda Ann | 6 | | Cassidy Killeen and Thomas Joseph Valentine Killeen in | 7 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1939; she attended | 8 | | Immaculate Conception Grade School in Germantown and Little | 9 | | Flower High School in Philadelphia; in her youth, she loved | 10 | | dancing and appeared on American Bandstand; she married John | 11 | | Daniel "Jack" McDermott; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott was primarily a stay-at-home | 13 | | mother who took on multiple part-time jobs over the years; | 14 | | after moving from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1977, she worked | 15 | | for Montgomery Ward for many years; she retired from AIG New | 16 | | Hampshire Insurance in 2005; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott was a member of the Social Event | 18 | | Committee at St. John of the Cross Church, the M.E.R.C.Y. | 19 | | Community Committee at St. Joseph the Worker Church in | 20 | | Chatham, and the OWLS senior group at St. Joseph; she | 21 | | volunteered as a cub scout den mother for the Boy Scouts, a | 22 | | lunchroom mother at the local grade school, and at Memorial |
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| 1 | | Medical Center and the Baylis Building; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott enjoyed entertaining and feeding | 3 | | friends and family, traveling, cross stitching, gardening, and | 4 | | playing solitaire or Wordle on her phone; she kept up with | 5 | | technology to maintain deep connections with her family and | 6 | | faithfully attended her grandchildren's sporting events; she | 7 | | enjoyed visiting with her friends at local wineries and | 8 | | restaurants; she loved all the family pets; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents; her husband of 59 years; three brothers; six sisters; | 11 | | her son-in-law, Bill Smart; and her grandsons, Brandon Casper | 12 | | and Brian Smart; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mary McDermott was the mother of five children, | 14 | | Mary Seton (Bill) Smart, Eileen (Steve) Parn, John (Connie) | 15 | | McDermott, Joan (Tim) Casper, and Bill (Kristin) McDermott; | 16 | | the grandmother of 17 grandchildren; and the great-grandmother | 17 | | of 18 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Mary Seton Elizabeth Killeen McDermott and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | her; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Mary McDermott as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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