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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of James P. McTigue of Chicago, who passed 
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away on July 6, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James McTigue served with the United States Marine 
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Corps during the Vietnam War from January 1966 to December 
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1968; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served with the 1st Battalion 13th Marines, the 
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A Battery 13th Marines, and was attached to the 26th Marines; 
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he served in the Central Highlands near Da Nang, the border of 
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Cambodia, Loas, and the DMZ; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James McTigue received the Purple Heart, the 
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National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and 
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the Vietnam Service Medal; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was an active member of the St Edward Parish 
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community and worked for the Chicago Department of General 
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Services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James P. McTigue was the loving son of the late 
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John and Catherine, nee Stack; the beloved husband of Cindy, 
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nee Webber; the loving father of Jimmy, Heather (Ben) Swenson, 
 


 






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and Lauren; the dear brother of John (Trish), Kate Brown, and 
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the late Peggy (late Chuck) Guzialek and Tom; the fond uncle 
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and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews; he is also survived 
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by many cousins and friends; and he was the master and 
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companion to "Lucky Dog"; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of James P. McTigue; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of James P. McTigue as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.