SR0368 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Marge Hartigan of Rogers Park on June 28, 2003; and

WHEREAS, Marge was born in New York and raised in Connecticut; she graduated from Marywood High School in Evanston after her father was transferred to the Chicago area; several years later, she and her family returned to the east coast; and

WHEREAS, She met Neil Hartigan, Illinois Appellate Court judge and former Attorney General, when they were set up on a blind date, which started off as a bit of surprise when both spotted each other's striking red hair; a steady relationship grew as Marge entered Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, and Neil pursued a law degree at Loyola University in Chicago; the couple married 1962, a week after she graduated from college and settled in Rogers Park; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Hartigan began her philanthropic work in the late 1960s with several Chicago organizations; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Hartigan held positions on the boards and executive committees of such groups as the Chicago Community Trust, which presented her its James Brown Award, the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry president's council; in addition she served on the Field Museum women's board, the Chicago Children's Museum executive committee, Lincoln Park Zoological Society women's board; and she was vice chair of the Jane Addams Juvenile Court Foundation; and

WHEREAS, She was co-chairman for fund-raising for neurobiology with Children's Memorial Hospital; she was on the Cook County-Rush Health Center Board, the Lekotek board of directors, the National Mental Health Association executive board, and she served on the Prevention of Child Abuse national committee; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Hartigan was a member of the Mundelein College board, the Rosemont College president's council, and the women's board and executive council of Northwestern University; from Mundelein, she received the Magnificat Medal and the Advocacy Leadership Award; and

WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton appointed Mrs. Hartigan to serve on the advisory committee for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; she was also on the Chicago Music and Dance Theatre executive committee, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Women's Association board, and John C. Houlsby Foundation board; and

WHEREAS, In business, she was president of Dunco, a real estate consulting firm, and was on the board of Dor-O-Matic; and

WHEREAS, Although she held dozens of key volunteer positions with Chicago area foundations and organizations, those who knew her well were more apt to talk about the value she attached to family and friendships; she considered the successful lives of her four children as the greatest monument to her life; and

WHEREAS, Marge Hartigan's passing will be deeply felt by many, especially her husband, Neil; her son, John; her daughters, Elizabeth Connelly, Laura Jenkins, and Bridget Routh; her mother, Kathleen Dunne; and five grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Marge Hartigan along with all who knew and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Marge Hartigan as an expression of our respect and esteem.