Full Text of SR0846 98th General Assembly
SR0846 98TH 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 Joseph H. Whalen of Colchester, who | 4 | | passed away on December 22, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was born on July 29, 1921 in | 6 | | Colchester to Peter and Mary (nee Murphy) Whalen; he served his | 7 | | country in the United States Army in the South Pacific theater | 8 | | during World War II; he married Joan Yetter on November 4, | 9 | | 1949; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen retired from farming; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was a member of St. Paul Church of | 12 | | Macomb, the Macomb American Legion, the Veteran's of Foreign | 13 | | Wars, and was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen was preceded in death by his wife, | 16 | | Joan; his parents; his sisters, Teresa Connor, Gertrude | 17 | | Pittenger, and Margaret Spangler; and his brothers, Bernard and | 18 | | John Whalen; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Whalen is survived by his daughters, | 20 | | Kathleen Whalen, Susie (Mike) Nichols, and Barbara Thompson; |
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| 1 | | his sons, Bernard (Joan) Whalen and Patrick Whalen; his | 2 | | grandchildren, Joseph (Amanda) Nichols, Wesley Thompson, Brock | 3 | | (Kim) Thompson, Gracie Whalen, Kelly (Diana) Nichols, Tyler | 4 | | (Jessica) Nichols, Amanda Whalen, Caitlin Whalen, Ryne Caleb | 5 | | (Katie) Whalen, and Alex Whalen; his great-grandchildren, Ryne | 6 | | Caleb Whalen II, Carson Whalen, and Quin, Jace, Easton, Jalie, | 7 | | and Davis Nichols; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, | 8 | | be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Joseph H. Whalen, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 12 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Joseph Whalen as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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