Full Text of SR1185 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of John M. "Jack" Ryan, who passed away on | 4 | | October 15, 2019 at the age of 92; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan was born to Irish immigrants in Chicago; | 6 | | his parents passed away when he was seven, and he was raised by | 7 | | an aunt and uncle; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan attended DePaul University on the GI | 9 | | Bill after his service in the U.S. Army at the end of World War | 10 | | II; he furthered his education and earned a Master of Business | 11 | | Administration from the University of Chicago; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan began his career in advertising working | 13 | | for Tatham-Laird & Kudner and J. Walter Thompson; he then | 14 | | established his own marketing company; when he retired, he | 15 | | taught at Dominican University; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan was devoted to reading and music; he | 17 | | loved Irish literature and folk music; he played guitar and | 18 | | would often sing folk songs for his children and their friends; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan worked on political campaigns and was an |
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| 1 | | active member of the community; he was involved in adult | 2 | | education and community masses at Ascension and St. Giles | 3 | | parishes; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan was a longtime resident of Oak Park; he | 5 | | was the former president of the Oak Park Village Manager | 6 | | Association; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan was married to Joan for 64 years; he was | 8 | | described as gentle and sympathetic and as someone who always | 9 | | provided stimulating company; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan was preceded in death by his brother, | 11 | | Joseph Ryan, and his sisters, Mary Ryan and Adelaide Leyden; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jack Ryan is survived by wife, Joan; his children, | 14 | | David (Theresa) Ryan, Sara (Malcolm) Warner, Patty (Brian) | 15 | | Faut, and Molly (Peter) Quinn; his grandchildren, Joseph | 16 | | (Courtney), Courtney, John and Maeve Ryan, Madeline and Charlie | 17 | | Warner, Conor, Gillian, and Ryan Faut, and Natalie and Benjamin | 18 | | Quinn; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | John M. "Jack" Ryan and extend our sincere condolences to his |
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| 1 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Jack Ryan as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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