Full Text of HR1365 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of John J. | 4 | | "Jack" Lanigan Sr., who passed away on December 2, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Lanigan was born on February 27, 1927; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Lanigan founded Mi-Jack Products from his | 7 | | home in a south suburb of Chicago in 1954; over time, Mi-Jack | 8 | | became a multinational corporation providing machinery and | 9 | | solutions for the transportation and material handling | 10 | | industries worldwide; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Early on, Mi-Jack distributed self-propelled | 12 | | rubber tired gantry cranes and focused on the railroads and | 13 | | ports of the United States; in the early 1980s, Mi-Jack | 14 | | purchased the manufacturing rights to the cranes it had been | 15 | | selling, which helped open up new national and international | 16 | | markets; today, Mi-Jack is recognized worldwide as an industry | 17 | | leader and innovator; corporate headquarters remain in Hazel | 18 | | Crest; in addition, the company maintains four regional | 19 | | operations headquarters, five sales offices, and over 60 | 20 | | intermodal terminals; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, John Lanigan's business philosophy was simple, |
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| 1 | | and his company worked to be the leader in any market it | 2 | | served; he believed in treating his old customers like new ones | 3 | | and also exceeding the expectations of his customers; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Lanigan was the beloved husband of Patricia | 5 | | (Lynch) Lanigan, the loving father of Jack Jr. (Laura), Michael | 6 | | (Mary Kay), William (Donna), and Daniel (Jill) Lanigan, the | 7 | | devoted grandfather of 11, the cherished great-grandfather of | 8 | | 21, the fond brother of Patrick and the late Thomas, Miles, | 9 | | Catherine Dillon, and Margaret Delis, and the kind uncle of | 10 | | many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | mourn the passing of John J. "Jack" Lanigan Sr. and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 15 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of John Lanigan as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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