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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Thomas Michael "Tom" Carraher of Oak | ||||||
| 4 | Park, who passed away on April 10, 2025 at the age of 61; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher was born to William and Mary | ||||||
| 6 | Carraher in Oak Park on August 26, 1963; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher attended St. Edmunds Catholic | ||||||
| 8 | School, Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he was | ||||||
| 9 | class president, Triton College, and DePaul University; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher adored Oak Park, frequently | ||||||
| 11 | proclaiming that he had won the lottery location; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher's love for his community was evident | ||||||
| 13 | through his devotion to Ascension Parish, his time spent | ||||||
| 14 | coaching youth sports, and his 30-plus year realtor career | ||||||
| 15 | predominantly serving the Village of Oak Park; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher had a larger-than-life personality | ||||||
| 17 | that never wavered, and no difficulties he faced ever shook | ||||||
| 18 | his passions for singing on stage, traveling, golfing, | ||||||
| 19 | watching the Minnesota Vikings and Kentucky Wildcats, and | ||||||
| 20 | spending time with his daughters; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 2 | parents; his brother, Bill (Donna); and his brother and best | ||||||
| 3 | friend, Bob; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Tom Carraher is survived by his daughters, Alison | ||||||
| 5 | and Megan, and their mother, Eileen; his siblings, | ||||||
| 6 | Maryelizabeth and her husband Jim, John and his life-partner | ||||||
| 7 | Shari, and Jim and his wife Susan; many nieces and nephews, | ||||||
| 8 | Samantha and her husband Christopher and their children, | ||||||
| 9 | Addison and Brady; Timothy and his husband Patryk; Taylor and | ||||||
| 10 | her husband Pedro and their children, Camille and Jett; | ||||||
| 11 | McKenzie and her husband Jeff and their children, James and | ||||||
| 12 | Wesley; Colleen, Danny, Kevin and their mother, Sheila; Katie | ||||||
| 13 | and her husband John and their children Grace, Caroline, and | ||||||
| 14 | Evan; and Brian and his wife Amanda; as well as his partner, | ||||||
| 15 | Vicki; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 18 | Thomas Michael "Tom" Carraher and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 19 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 20 | him; and be it further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to the family of Tom Carraher as an expression of our | ||||||
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| 1 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||