Full Text of HR1407 96th 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 Matthew | 4 | | Edward Ryan of Joliet, who passed away on September 13, 2010; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, From 2004 until his passing, Matthew Ryan served | 7 | | as Chief of Staff for Will County Executive Larry Walsh; he | 8 | | also worked closely with the Joliet Chamber of Commerce, the | 9 | | Center for Economic Development, the Rialto Square Theatre, | 10 | | Easter Seals, Cornerstone Services, the 911 Board, and the | 11 | | Joliet Development Arsenal Authority; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan became active in politics in his | 13 | | teens when his uncle ran for city treasurer in Alton in 1972; | 14 | | he managed his uncle's reelection as city treasurer in 1977; he | 15 | | also helped develop the winning strategy for Paul Lenz's | 16 | | reelection as Mayor of Alton after Lenz was disqualified from | 17 | | the ballot because of petition deficiencies; at the time, the | 18 | | election was one of the largest write-in victories for a city | 19 | | of Alton's size; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1980, Matthew Ryan served as an area | 21 | | coordinator for David Robinson, who ran against Paul Findley | 22 | | for the 20th Congressional seat; the campaign staff for the |
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| 1 | | Robinson team included David Wilhelm, Rahm Emanuel, and Forrest | 2 | | Claypool; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Matthew Ryan joined Senate President Phil | 4 | | Rock's staff; he was elected as President of the Illinois Young | 5 | | Democrats in 1984; he managed the successful campaign of United | 6 | | States Representative George Sangmeister in 1992; he signed on | 7 | | with the Paul Vallas for Governor campaign as campaign manager | 8 | | in 2001, with the State-wide campaign resulting in the closest | 9 | | Democratic primary race in more than 25 years despite being | 10 | | outspent 3-1 by an incumbent Democratic Congressman; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan and his wife, Angela Welsh, met at | 12 | | the State capitol and were married in 1993; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Ryan is survived by his wife, Angela; his | 14 | | parents, Robert and Mary Jane (Yenny) Ryan; his sisters, Susan | 15 | | (Jim) Martin and Kathleen (Dave) Lang; and his nieces, Anne | 16 | | Martin, Tess Martin, and Leslie Lang; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 20 | | Matthew Ryan; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Matthew Ryan as a symbol of our | 2 | | sincere sympathy.
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