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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of James A. Feeney of Channahon, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on November 30, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, James Feeney was born on October 30, 1940 in Elgin | ||||||
| 6 | to John B. and Genevieve (nee McDonald) Feeney; he graduated | ||||||
| 7 | from St. John's Catholic Grade School in Joliet and attended | ||||||
| 8 | Joliet Catholic High School and Joliet Central High School; he | ||||||
| 9 | married Sharon Randolph; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, James Feeney worked for Sulphur Terminal, Rogers | ||||||
| 11 | Carthage Company, Wadsworth Golf Construction Company, and | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Truck and Equipment; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, James Feeney was a former member of the Channahon | ||||||
| 14 | Volunteer Fire Department and a former board member of the | ||||||
| 15 | Channahon Fire Protection District and the Channahon Park | ||||||
| 16 | District; he was a member of St. Ann Catholic Parish and St. | ||||||
| 17 | Ann Men's Club and one of the founders of St. Ann Mission | ||||||
| 18 | Chapel; he also belonged to Teamsters Local #179 Retirees; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, James Feeney enjoyed grilling for Daybreak | ||||||
| 20 | Shelter, feeding hummingbirds, fishing, camping, and his | ||||||
| 21 | Christmas morning oyster stew and "Grandpa's Breakfast Club"; | ||||||
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| 1 | and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, James Feeney was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 3 | and by his sister, Darlene (the late James) Downey; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, James Feeney is survived by his wife of 50 years, | ||||||
| 5 | Sharon; his children, James A. (Lucy) Feeney, Jr. and Sharyl | ||||||
| 6 | (John) Horvat; his grandchildren, Katherine (Charles) Davis, | ||||||
| 7 | John W. Feeney, Chandler Horvat, Shalyn Horvat, and John J. | ||||||
| 8 | Horvat; his great-grandchild, McKenna Mae Davis; his siblings, | ||||||
| 9 | Michael (Phyllis) Feeney, John (Virginia) Feeney, Mary Jean | ||||||
| 10 | (Jerry) Breen, and Patrick (Michele) Feeney; his Godchildren, | ||||||
| 11 | Kim Mitchell and Kathi Miner; his special nieces, Kirby Feeney | ||||||
| 12 | and Jeannine Arias; and many more nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | James A. Feeney, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 17 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of James Feeney as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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