Full Text of SR1232 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 "Terry" McFadden of Shorewood, who | 4 | | passed away on June 11, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terry McFadden was born in Joliet and attended | 6 | | Joliet East High School, where he was the star pitcher on the | 7 | | school baseball team; he graduated from Illinois State | 8 | | University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and then | 9 | | earned his Master of Science in Educational Administration from | 10 | | Northern Illinois University; he continued with post graduate | 11 | | studies throughout his teaching career; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Terry McFadden taught English at Downers Grove | 13 | | North and South High Schools for 35 years, retiring in 2007; | 14 | | while at Downers Grove, he was an assistant baseball coach and | 15 | | a peer mentor; he taught Rhetoric in the evening school at | 16 | | Joliet Junior College for many years; he also served on the | 17 | | Troy School Board for over 40 years and was elected for the | 18 | | first time when he was only 28 years old; he was very proud of | 19 | | the teachers, staff, students, and the community that he | 20 | | represented; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Terry McFadden was a volunteer baseball coach in | 22 | | many local baseball leagues from pinto level to pony league; he |
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| 1 | | coached his three sons and many athletes from the Shorewood | 2 | | area; he was also an accomplished junior high, high school, and | 3 | | college basketball official and twice officiated the IHSA State | 4 | | Finals; he was once awarded Official of the Year; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Terry McFadden was preceded in death by his son, | 6 | | Chris; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Terry McFadden is survived by his devoted wife of | 8 | | almost 50 years, Susan McFadden; his two sons, Dr. James | 9 | | (Ginger) and Daniel (Ashley); his daughter-in-law, Sarah, his | 10 | | seven grandchildren, Brooke, Matt, Erin, Ginnie-Sue, | 11 | | Anastasia, Declan, and Michael; and his one grandchild on the | 12 | | way; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | John "Terry" McFadden and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 19 | | presented to the family of Terry McFadden as an expression of
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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