Full Text of HR1054 99th 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 James | 4 | | "Jim" A. Clancy, Sr., who passed away on February 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. was born November 9, 1931 in | 6 | | Taylorville; his parents were James A. and Anna Mae Sheppard | 7 | | Clancy; he married Ann Dower on September 14, 1957 at Saint | 8 | | Patrick's Church in Springfield; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. proudly served his country in | 10 | | the United States Navy during the Korean War; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. held an executive position with | 12 | | the Secretary of State for 37 years and was a doorman for the | 13 | | Illinois House of Representatives; he officiated IHSA | 14 | | basketball games for 20 years and had been a member of the | 15 | | IVBDSC since 1992; he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars | 16 | | #755, American Legion #32, and Knights of Columbus #364 and was | 17 | | SEA Treasurer and a life member of Navy Club Ship #32; he was | 18 | | an usher at the Church of the Little Flower for 50 years and | 19 | | president of the Little Flower Men's Club; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. enjoyed traveling, Notre Dame | 21 | | football, music, dancing, and his grandchildren's sporting |
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| 1 | | events; he was the 2000 Irishman of the Year and Grand Marshal | 2 | | of the St. Patrick's Day Parade; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. was preceded in death by his | 4 | | parents; his daughter, Maureen Mae Clancy; his grandson, Eric | 5 | | Aeppli; his brothers, Raymond and Vincent; and his sister, | 6 | | Eloise Barrington; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, James Clancy, Sr. is survived by his wife, Ann M. | 8 | | Clancy; his son, Jim Clancy, Jr.; his daughters, Shannon | 9 | | (Larry) Johnson, Colleen Aeppli, and Kathleen (Don) Moles; his | 10 | | 8 grandchildren; his great-grandson; and his many nieces, | 11 | | nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of | 15 | | James A. Clancy, Sr.; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of James Clancy, Sr. as an expression | 18 | | of our sympathy.
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