Full Text of SR0066 99th 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 Lawrence E. Morrissey of Joliet, who | 4 | | passed away on January 8, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrissey was born in Joliet on July 19, | 6 | | 1936 to Margaret and Charles; he graduated from Cathedral of | 7 | | St. Raymond School, Joliet Catholic High School, the University | 8 | | of Illinois, and The John Marshall Law School; he served in the | 9 | | United States Marine Corps; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrissey began his legal career in 1964 | 11 | | as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District | 12 | | of Illinois and, in 1967, was appointed Chief of the Organized | 13 | | Crime and Racketeering section for the Northern District of | 14 | | Illinois; in 1969, he received a meritorious service award from | 15 | | United States Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, who credited him | 16 | | with helping disband the Chicago crime syndicate; in 1974, he | 17 | | opened his own practice in downtown Chicago while at the same | 18 | | time working at O`Brien, Garrison, Berard & Kusta, a Joliet law | 19 | | firm that he credited for the development of his civil | 20 | | litigation skills; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrissey represented defendants in | 22 | | numerous high profile government probes and scandals, but his |
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| 1 | | real passion was providing representation to the less | 2 | | fortunate, often on a pro bono basis; he took great pleasure in | 3 | | helping people from all walks of life; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrissey was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents and his nephew, Mark Ahmann; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lawrence Morrissey is survived by his wife of 48 | 7 | | years, Kathleen (nee Landreman); his children, Dr. Lawrence | 8 | | (Tamara), Charles (Susan), and William (Aleksandra); his 12 | 9 | | grandchildren, Elizabeth, Sarah, Colin, Charlie, Madeleine, | 10 | | Allie, Teresa, Elliott, Klara, Joshua, Benjamin, and Brigita; | 11 | | his sister, Rosemary (David) Ahmann; and many very special | 12 | | nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Lawrence E. Morrissey, and extend our sincere condolences to | 16 | | his 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 Lawrence Morrissey as an expression | 20 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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