Full Text of SR0855 100th 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 Luke M. Feeney of Ivesdale, who passed | 4 | | away on August 30, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Luke Feeney was born in Ivesdale to William and | 6 | | Josephine (Clifford) Feeney on March 26, 1923; he married | 7 | | Margaret Elizabeth Tracy in Seymour on July 30, 1949; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Luke Feeney worked as a farmer; in 1983, he was | 9 | | named the Champaign News-Gazette Farm Leader of the Year; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Luke Feeney was a member of the St. Joseph Roman | 11 | | Catholic Church in Ivesdale; he served on multiple church, | 12 | | farm, and community boards; he was an excellent example of a | 13 | | good man, husband, father, grandpa, and community member; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Luke Feeney was preceded in death by his parents; | 15 | | his wife, Margaret; his daughter-in-law, Carol Feeney; his | 16 | | sisters, Ellen Brya and Mary Margaret Boland; and his brothers, | 17 | | William Feeney, John Feeney, and Francis Feeney; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Luke Feeney is survived by his sons, Patrick | 19 | | Feeney (Marilyn) and Michael Feeney (Vicki); his daughters, | 20 | | Kathleen Piatt (Dyke), Mary Lawrence (Barry), and Bernadette |
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| 1 | | Easley (John); 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 5 | | Luke M. Feeney, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 6 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Luke Feeney as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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