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92_SR0549
LRB9218207HShs
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Illinois learned with
3 great sadness of the death of John K. McCann of Springfield
4 on Friday, October 25, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. McCann was born August 19, 1927 in Gillespie
6 to John and Susan Higgins McCann; he married Catherine Reilly
7 in 1953 in Ridgewood, New York; and
8 WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army from 1950 to
9 1952; he was a member of Church of the Little Flower for 25
10 years and served on the school board and as a Eucharistic
11 minister; he was employed by Eisner Food Store for 25 years;
12 he worked as a clerk in the Illinois Comptroller's Office and
13 retired from there in 1989; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. McCann served on the Sangamon County Board,
15 the Woodside Fire Protection District, and was a Democratic
16 precinct committeeman in Woodside Township; and
17 WHEREAS, The loss of Mr. McCann will be felt by many,
18 especially his wife, Catherine; his daughters, Catherine
19 (husband, Dennis) Elston and Mary (husband, Dr. John)
20 Leyendecker; his sons, John (wife, Janice) McCann, James
21 (wife, Kelly) McCann, and Michael McCann; his nine
22 grandchildren; his two step-grandchildren; his one
23 great-grandchild; his one step-great-grandchild; and his many
24 nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore,
25 be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
28 John K. McCann and offer our sincere condolences to his
29 family and friends; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to the family of John K. McCann.