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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Christopher R. McFadden of Frankfort, who 
4passed away on June 29, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Christopher McFadden was born in Joliet to Susan 
6and Terry McFadden; he attended Joliet West High School and 
7graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1997, where he 
8was an editor of the Harvard Crimson newspaper; he earned his 
9law degree, cum laude, from the Northwestern University School 
10of Law in 2000, where he was on the law review and earned Order 
11of the Coif; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Christopher McFadden was a federal district law 
13clerk in Montgomery, Alabama; he also clerked on the United 
14States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; he worked as an 
15Assistant United States Attorney in San Diego, California and 
16Chicago from 2005 to 2016 and never lost a case; while at the 
17U.S. Attorney's Office, he was awarded an FBI Commendation, a 
18National Crime Victims Certificate of Appreciation, and the 
19Chicago Crime Commission Star of Distinction Award; he 
20successfully prosecuted 28 cases, including a $600 million 
21fraud case and a joint case with the Illinois Department of 
22Securities involving $1 billion in funding; he  worked at 
23Northwestern University School of Law as an adjust lecturer 
 
 
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1from 2007 to 2012; most recently, he was an associate at the 
2law firm of Mahoney, Silverman and Cross in Joliet; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Christopher McFadden served on the Frankfort 
4School Board and was president from 2013 to 2015; he was 
5re-elected to the Frankfort School Board in April of 2017; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Christopher McFadden was a Big 10 baseball umpire 
7and a college basketball official; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Christopher McFadden is survived by his parents; 
9his wife, Sarah Bay McFadden; his children, Brooke, Matthew, 
10and Erin; his brothers, James (Ginger) and Daniel (Ashley); two 
11nieces; and one nephew; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Christopher R. McFadden, and extend our sincere condolences to 
15her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
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17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to  the family of  Christopher McFadden as an 
19expression of our deepest sympathy.