Full Text of HR1302 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 | | Thomas E. Harrington, Sr. of Champaign, who passed away on | 5 | | August 8, 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. was born on March 2, 1931, | 7 | | in Urbana to Earl C. and Genevieve E. Harrington; he attended | 8 | | Holy Cross School and Champaign High School and graduated in | 9 | | 1949 as a member of the class known as the "49ers"; he | 10 | | graduated from the University of Illinois in 1953 and from the | 11 | | University of Illinois College of Law School in 1955; he | 12 | | married Andrea Gunn on August 21, 1954, in Danville; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. started his law career in | 14 | | 1955 by joining Busch and Harrington; he was appointed | 15 | | Champaign County Public Defender in 1957 and served until 1959; | 16 | | he then returned to Busch and Harrington and served them for | 17 | | over 50 years; through the years he worked with his father | 18 | | Earl, a founding partner, his brother Kenny, his son Dan, and | 19 | | his grandsons Patrick and Andrew; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. was active in the business | 21 | | community throughout his career, helping to shape the | 22 | | community; he was active in numerous charitable causes |
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| 1 | | including St. Matthew Catholic Church; he served as lead | 2 | | fundraiser for the School of St. Thomas More, where the school | 3 | | gymnasium was named in his honor; he was made a Knight of St. | 4 | | Gregory by the Vatican; he served on the Carle Foundation Board | 5 | | of Trustees from 1988 to 1997, acting as chairman from 1991 to | 6 | | 1993; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. was an honorary varsity "I" | 8 | | Man recipient in 1989 and was an Illini fan all his life; he | 9 | | was an avid Cubs fan, honeymooning at Wrigley Field and | 10 | | celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary there years later; he | 11 | | loved golfing with his family and friends and was at home at | 12 | | both Champaign Country Club, where he served as president in | 13 | | 1971, and Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, again | 14 | | serving as president in 1983; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. was preceded in death by | 16 | | his parents, Earl and Genevieve Harrington; his in-laws, W. | 17 | | Kenneth Porter and Leta Porter; and his sister, Sister Teresa | 18 | | Ann Harrington OSB; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Harrington, Sr. is survived by his wife, | 20 | | Andrea; his sons, Tom Harrington Jr. (Barb), Dan Harrington | 21 | | (Marianne), Tim Harrington (Kris), and Steve Harrington (Lee); | 22 | | his grandchildren, Elizabeth Wellman (Rob), Thomas E. | 23 | | Harrington III, Patrick Harrington, Andrew Harrington (Emily), |
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| 1 | | Danielle Bender (Ryan), Blakely Harrington, Richard | 2 | | Harrington, Jack Harrington, Joe Harrington, Genevieve | 3 | | Harrington, Kassie Jones, Kyler Jones, Amelia Harrington, | 4 | | Michael Harrington, Hannah Jane Harrington, and Katherine | 5 | | Harrington; and his brother and sister, Donald J. Porter and | 6 | | Peggy Porter; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we mourn the death of Thomas Harrington, Sr., and we extend our | 10 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 11 | | and love him; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Thomas Harrington, Sr. as an | 14 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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