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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Jack Kennedy Lahey of Chicago, who passed 
4away on May 2, 2014; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack Lahey grew up in Wrigleyville and attended 
6Old St. Pat's High School; he played basketball for DePaul 
7University from 1948 to 1951, and was drafted into the United 
8States Army in the early 1950s; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Jack Lahey joined the Harlem Globetrotters 
10organization as a member of one of their traveling teams of 
11in-house rivals and faced off with such greats as Goose Tatum, 
12Marques Haynes, and Ermer Robinson; though his teams always 
13were beaten by the Globetrotters, it enabled him to see the 
14world and meet celebrities; he met Marilyn Monroe and Joe 
15DiMaggio in Japan, comedian Danny Kaye in Hawaii, and 
16bandleader Xavier Cugat in the Philippines; he also saw 
17Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, After his basketball career ended, Jack Lahey 
19returned to Chicago and worked as a physical education 
20instructor for the Board of Education; he also worked as a 
21vending machine distributor and a real estate investor; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jack Lahey enjoyed a good meal, a glass of Cutty 
2Sark, the view from his Acapulco condo, and watching an 
3exciting basketball game on TV; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Jack Lahey is survived by his wife, Angeline (nee 
5Villafuerte); his sister, Mary Jemilo; a brother, William; and 
6a step-daughter, Michelle Nieves; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Jack Kennedy Lahey, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Jack Lahey as an expression of our 
14deepest sympathy.