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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 A. Murphy, formerly of Geneva and 
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West Chicago, who passed away on March 11, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy was born on February 28, 1928 in 
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Aurora; he was the son of John A. and Florence (Reiser) Murphy; 
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he married Marlene Johnson in 1954 during a ceremony at St. 
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Peter's Catholic Church in Geneva; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy served during in the United States 
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Army during the Korean Conflict as a member of the 45th Signal 
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Division; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy was an active local volunteer with 
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the American Legion Post 300 in West Chicago and had served as 
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a past commander; he was also a member of the Phoenix Club in 
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Aurora; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy served his community as a member 
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of the West Chicago School Board and as an Alderman in West 
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Chicago; he was also a trustee on the Kane County Regional 
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Board of Schools; and

 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy was preceded in death by his 
 


 






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parents; his mother and father-in-law, Ture and Agnes Johnson; 
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his sisters, Jean Smith and Jane Pesetski; his brother, Joseph 
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Murphy; and his brothers-in-law, James Smith, Peter Pesetski, 
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and Paul Bruhanke; and
 
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    WHEREAS, James A. Murphy is survived by his wife, Marlene; 
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his children, Jay (Julie) Murphy, Jalene (James) 
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Murphy-Swoveland, Joel (Diane) Murphy of Oswego and Jill 
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(Daniel) Murphy-Nippert of Geneva; 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 A. Murphy; 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 A. Murphy as an expression of 
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our sympathy.