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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of John Patrick "Pat" Kelly of 
4Springfield, who passed away on July 23, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was born to Joseph and Ellen Mahady 
6Kelly in Springfield on September 17, 1935; he attended 
7Cathedral Grade School and graduated from Cathedral Boys High 
8School in 1953; he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed 
9overseas during the Korean War; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Pat Kelly worked as a plumber for 42 years, 
11primarily in construction for A.J. Weiskopf & Sons and in 
12construction and maintenance at the State Capitol Complex for 
13the Illinois Secretary of State; he was a member of UA Local 
14137; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was very proud of his Irish heritage 
16and a fan of all things Irish, from the Notre Dame Fighting 
17Irish to Springfield's own Saint Patrick's Day Parade; he was 
18a founding member of the local Ara's Army/Irish Mafia bus 
19trips to South Bend, Indiana; he was given the Michael J. 
20Howlett Award as Springfield's Irishman of the Year in 2009;  
21he remains the namesake for the Irish public house J.P. 
22Kelly's in downtown Springfield, which is owned by his 
 
 
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1daughter, Ellen; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Pat Kelly was preceded in death by his parents 
3and his siblings, Winifred Gardner, Helen Todd, Josephine 
4Lloyd, Isabelle Carey, Catherine Baker, Joseph Henry Kelly, 
5Rita Roderick, and Alice Maureen Kelly; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Pat Kelly is survived by his wife, Norma 
7McCullough Kelly; his children, Chris (Gae) Kelly, Maria 
8Stacy, Dan (Shannon) Kelly, Colleen McDonald, Patrick Kelly, 
9Terry (Anne) Kelly, and Ellen Giacomini; 18 grandchildren; and 
10seven great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13John Patrick "Pat" Kelly and extend our sincere condolences to 
14his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Pat Kelly as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.