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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Arthur John "Artie" Creaney, who passed |
| 4 | | away on May 18, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney was born in Chicago to Arthur and |
| 6 | | Annamary Creaney on June 4, 1951; he attended St. Gilbert |
| 7 | | Catholic School and graduated from Warren Township High School |
| 8 | | in 1969; he married Nancy Kolar at Gurnee Community Church on |
| 9 | | July 27, 1979; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney retired in 2011 as a superintendent |
| 11 | | with Curran Contracting of Crystal Lake, after over 25 years of |
| 12 | | service; he was a member of International Union of Operating |
| 13 | | Engineers Local 150; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney was a talented musician and taught |
| 15 | | himself to play guitar at a young age; he played and sang in |
| 16 | | the local bands Sherry and Wine, Promise, Rosewood, and The |
| 17 | | Roadshow Band with his brother Michael; he also sang in the |
| 18 | | choir at Gurnee Community Church; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Artie Creaney and Nancy moved to |
| 20 | | South Carolina, where they enjoyed volunteering for Family |
| 21 | | Promise of Anderson; Artie joined a local band, Juke Box 45, |
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| 1 | | and played in the Praise Band at Trinity United Methodist |
| 2 | | Church; he also mentored young musicians; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney was a devoted grandfather, friend, |
| 4 | | and lifelong fan of the Green Bay Packers; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney was preceded in death by his |
| 6 | | parents; his sister, Carol Jean Nerroth; his sister-in-law, |
| 7 | | Sandy; and his niece, Christine Creaney; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Artie Creaney is survived by his wife of 39 years, |
| 9 | | Nancy; his children, Theresa Oakes (Brett), Tracy Scholl (Ben), |
| 10 | | and Greg Powroznik (Pam); his adopted daughter, AmyLynn |
| 11 | | Creaney; his grandchildren, Aidan and Andrew Scholl and Leo |
| 12 | | Oakes; his four godchildren; his sisters, Patricia Bueltmann |
| 13 | | (George) and Kathleen "KC" Dieck (Mick); his brothers, William |
| 14 | | (Lorraine), Michael (Nancy Rieger), James (Kim), Rory |
| 15 | | (Glenna), and Robert Creaney; his brother-in-law, George |
| 16 | | Nerroth; his mother-in-law, Mary Kolar Mathews; his |
| 17 | | brothers-in-law, Tom (Donna), Dan (Linda), and Joe Kolar; and |
| 18 | | many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, |
| 19 | | great-nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Arthur John "Artie" Creaney and extend our sincere condolences |