Full Text of SR1184 102nd 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 James Francis "Jim" Flynn of West | 4 | | Peoria, who passed away on September 1, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn was born to James Leo and Anna C. Neylon | 6 | | Flynn in Peoria on July 6, 1934; he graduated from St. | 7 | | Cecelia's Catholic School in 1948 and Spalding Institute in | 8 | | 1952; he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1953 to 1961; | 9 | | he married Patricia "Trish" Brophy at St. Patrick's Catholic | 10 | | Church in Peoria on June 2, 1962, and they raised their family | 11 | | in West Peoria; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn joined the Plumbers Union Local 63 in | 13 | | 1953 and was a union member for 69 years, holding the offices | 14 | | of president, assistant business manager, and business manager | 15 | | when he retired in 1993; he also served as the vice president | 16 | | of the Illinois Pipe Trades Association and president of | 17 | | District Council 34 until he retired; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn served as an alderman for the City of | 19 | | West Peoria and as a township trustee of West Peoria Township | 20 | | for many years; he was named grand marshal of the West Peoria | 21 | | 4th of July Parade in 2016; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn was proud of his Irish heritage and | 2 | | belonged to the St. Patrick's Society of Peoria, the Friends | 3 | | of Clonmel, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians, where he | 4 | | chaired many committees and served as vice president for a | 5 | | term; he was awarded Hibernian of the Year in 1997; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn was determined to help his | 7 | | grandchildren live their best lives and worked hard to raise | 8 | | funds for and increase awareness of the disease Cystic | 9 | | Fibrosis; he co-founded the Flynn Foundation for Cystic | 10 | | Fibrosis and was involved in countless fundraising efforts of | 11 | | the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Peoria; for his efforts, he | 12 | | received the Richard Lee Award, the Breath of Life Award in | 13 | | 2011, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Volunteer of the Year | 14 | | Award in 2012; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn was a member of St. Mark's Catholic | 16 | | Church and a past member of the Spalding Council Knights of | 17 | | Columbus; his favorite sports teams were the Chicago Cubs, the | 18 | | Chicago Bears, the University of Notre Dame football team, and | 19 | | any team on which his grandchildren played; he enjoyed | 20 | | watching birds and squirrels and loved his little dog, Sparky; | 21 | | and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn was preceded in death by his parents; | 23 | | his sister, Marikaye; his brothers-in-law, Scotty Maas, |
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| 1 | | Marshall Hopping Jr., Merv Haycock, Jack Kocher, Jim Casey, | 2 | | John Brophy, and Bill Brophy; his sisters-in-law, Sister | 3 | | Madeliene Marie Brophy and Jean Ann Brophy; and his grandson, | 4 | | Will Flynn; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Flynn is survived by his wife, Trish; his | 6 | | children, Bridget (Vince) Kemper, Maureen (Bill) Birdoes, | 7 | | Margaret "Peggy" (Tom) Dwyer, Timothy (Katy) Flynn, and James | 8 | | (Tricia Fox) Flynn; his 19 grandchildren; his four | 9 | | step-grandchildren; his three great-grandchildren; his sister, | 10 | | Carol Hopping; and his many nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | James Francis "Jim" Flynn and extend our sincere condolences | 15 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 16 | | it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Jim Flynn as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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