Full Text of HR0619 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Father Jack Farry on the | 4 | | occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry attended Saint Sabina Grammar School | 6 | | in Chicago, Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Brooklyn | 7 | | Preparatory Seminary in New York City, and St. Mary of the Lake | 8 | | Seminary in Mundelein; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry was ordained as a priest on April 29, | 10 | | 1965; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry began his career at Saint Bernard | 12 | | Parish in Englewood, where he worked until 1969 when he became | 13 | | the Catholic Community of Englewood Coordinator; he left in | 14 | | 1975 to work with the Team Ministry at Saint Bernard Parish, | 15 | | which was renamed Saint Benedict the African in 2001; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Father Farry left Saint Bernard Parish to | 17 | | become Pastor of Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish until 2000; | 18 | | while serving at St. Thomas, he was also an integral member of | 19 | | the Hyde Park Inter-Faith Council; he served as chaplain to all | 20 | | the local hospitals; he spearheaded preservation efforts at St. | 21 | | Thomas, a national historic landmark; he was active in the life |
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| 1 | | of the students at St. Thomas and was a constant fixture in the | 2 | | school, teaching religious life lessons to all grades; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry became pastor at Saint Andrew Parish, | 4 | | where he led and ministered to that vibrant community until his | 5 | | retirement in June of 2009; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry's rhetorical and spiritual gifts | 7 | | have always made him the celebrant of choice at baptisms, | 8 | | weddings, and funerals; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Father Farry inspired people throughout his | 10 | | career to simply be good people, and he showed an admirable | 11 | | lack of bias in his preaching; although he was a Chicago White | 12 | | Sox fan, he had no problem ministering to both White Sox fans | 13 | | on the South Side and Cubs fans up North; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | congratulate Father Jack Farry on the 50th anniversary of his | 17 | | ordination; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Father Farry as a sign of our respect and esteem.
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