SR0853 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Michael "Mike" Kelley of Belleville, who passed away on May 14, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Mike Kelley graduated from Althoff Catholic High School and Illinois State University; and

WHEREAS, Mike Kelley was employed as the Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator by the Lincoln Prairie Behavior Health Hospital in Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Mike Kelley loved sports, particularly baseball, and was a standout pitcher for the Althoff Catholic High School baseball team, the Belleville Hilgards, and the Southwestern Illinois College baseball team; and

WHEREAS, Mike Kelley was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Joe Fairbairn and Pete Kelley; and

WHEREAS, Mike Kelley is survived by his wife, Sarah (nee Wingbermuehle) Kelley; his parents, Carrie and Randy; his brother and sisters, Erin, Tom, and Mo; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Laura and Tim, Susan and Zach, Mary and Alex, and Anne; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Denise and Ray; his grandmothers, Pat Fairbairn and Colleen Kelley; his cousins; his nieces and nephews; his aunts and uncles; and more friends and admirers than could ever be listed; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Michael "Mike" Kelley, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mike Kelley as an expression of our deepest sympathy.