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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Michael "Mike" F. Carey Sr., who passed 
4away on October 24, 2020; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mike Carey was born to John Carey and Helen 
6(McGuire) LaBarre in Joliet; he graduated from Joliet Catholic 
7High School in 1965; he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in 
8Vietnam from 1966 to 1970; he graduated from Joliet Junior 
9College in 1981;  and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, During most of the 1980s and 1990s, Mike Carey 
11pursued his two passions of coaching Little League baseball and 
12politics; he often volunteered for and ran political campaigns 
13throughout Will County; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Mike Carey loved playing golf and rooting for  
15Notre Dame football and the Chicago Cubs; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Mike Carey was preceded in death by his parents; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Mike Carey is survived by his son, Michael F. 
19Carey Jr.; his sisters, Sara (Steve) Wilhelmi and Mary Jo 
20(Ronald) Fenili; his nephews, Adam (Nikki) Wilhelmi, Jason 
 
 
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1Wilhelmi, Alex (Savanna) Wilhelmi, and Marc Fenili; his niece, 
2Linda (Bill) Fleischauer; his many grandnieces and 
3grandnephews; his aunts and uncles; and his cousins; therefore, 
4be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

7Michael "Mike" F. Carey and extend our sincere
condolences to 
8his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

11presented to the family of Mike Carey as an expression of
our 
12deepest sympathy.