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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" 
4Connor of Joliet, who passed away on February 10, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Judge Connor was born in Joliet to John F. and 
6Anna Marie (McCauley) Connor on December 14, 1928; he graduated 
7from St. Patrick's School and Joliet Catholic High School; he 
8then studied engineering at Marquette University and earned his 
9law degree at the University of Chicago; he served in the 
10United States Army during the Korean War; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Judge Connor practiced law at Grey, Thomas, 
12Wallace & O'Brien before taking the bench in 1965; he became 
13Chief Judge of the Twelfth Circuit in 1982; after leaving the 
14bench in 1986, he was elected mayor of Joliet, a position he 
15held from 1987 until 1991; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Judge Connor participated in many local groups, 
17including the Joliet Area Historical Society; he was a founding 
18member of the Will County Irish American Society; many people 
19recognized him from his jogging days, when he ran all around 
20Joliet; he was known for his depth of compassion, his zest for 
21life, the strength of his integrity, and the force of his 
22intellect; he was a loving and loyal husband and father and a 
 
 
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1stalwart friend; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Judge Connor was preceded in death by his parents 
3and his son, Matthew Connor; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Judge Connor is survived by his wife of 50 years, 
5Alice Connor; his children, Tracy (Ron Golec) Connor, Darcy 
6(Richard) Martin, Ted (Michelle Snow) Connor, and Illinois 
7State Representative John (Julie) Connor; his grandchildren, 
8Rocky, Connor, and Alec Martin and Colin, Jack, and Charlie 
9Connor; and his sister, Margaret "Martha" (Jack) Peifer; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13The Honorable Charles Patrick "Charlie" Connor and extend our 
14sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
15and loved him; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Charles Connor as an expression of 
18our deepest sympathy.