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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 Mike Shea of Pekin, who passed away on |
| 4 | | October 8, 2017; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was born in Peoria to James D. and Ruth |
| 6 | | A. Marchino Shea on July 19, 1940; he married Trudy Ann Durbin |
| 7 | | in Pekin on October 12, 1963; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea served in the United States Air Force |
| 9 | | National Guard and worked for Evonik Goldschmidt Corporation, |
| 10 | | from which he retired; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was a member of St. Joseph Catholic |
| 12 | | Church in Pekin; he was active in the Knights of Columbus, |
| 13 | | Cursillo, the We Are the Church spiritual renewal program, and |
| 14 | | the Prison Ministry; he was a basketball coach at St. Joseph |
| 15 | | Catholic School and a Committee Representative for the United |
| 16 | | Steel Workers; he was a foster parent to over 300 children; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was an avid Cardinals fan; he was a |
| 18 | | devoted father, grandfather, brother, and friend; he was his |
| 19 | | grandchildren's biggest fan; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea was preceded in death by his parents; |
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| 1 | | his wife, Trudy; his son, Dennis Shea; his granddaughter, |
| 2 | | Carolyn Jane Shea; his sister, Delia Ryan; and his brother, |
| 3 | | James Shea; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mike Shea is survived by his daughter, Denise |
| 5 | | Goessman; his grandchildren, Alli (Ryan) McClanahan, Natalie |
| 6 | | Shea, Shea Goessman, William Shea, Elizabeth Shea, and Addison |
| 7 | | Goessman; his sisters, Mary (Robert) Gover, Ann (Robert) |
| 8 | | Hickey, Pat (Jay) Bednar, and Fran (Joe) Crusen; his brothers, |
| 9 | | John (Pat) Shea M.D., Tom (Ann) Shea, Tim (Mary) Shea, and Pete |
| 10 | | Shea; his brother-in-law, Jack Ryan; his sister-in-law, Cathy |
| 11 | | Shea; his daughter-in-law, Jessica Shea; his many nieces and |
| 12 | | nephews; his companion, Brenda Simon; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Mike Shea an extend our sincere condolences to his family, |
| 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Mike Shea as an expression of our |
| 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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