Bill Text: IL SR0035 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of James Franklin Quetsch of Geneva.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0035 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0035-Introduced.html
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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 Franklin Quetsch of Geneva, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 14, 2009; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born on November 13, 1933 in Oak Park; he | ||||||
| 6 | graduated from Oak Park River Forest High School in 1952 and | ||||||
| 7 | received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University | ||||||
| 8 | of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, in 1956; he married his | ||||||
| 9 | high-school sweetheart, Patricia Perrin on September 3, 1956, | ||||||
| 10 | at St. Giles Catholic Church in Oak Park; and in 1959 he | ||||||
| 11 | graduated from Chicago Kent Law School; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He practiced law in Chicago and the couple lived | ||||||
| 13 | in Oak Park until 1963 when they moved to West Chicago; that | ||||||
| 14 | year, he began working for the law firm of Gates Clancy in | ||||||
| 15 | Geneva; in 1965, he joined the firm of Corrigan & MacKay in | ||||||
| 16 | Wheaton; he was a successful trial lawyer, and became a partner | ||||||
| 17 | several years later in the expanded firm of Corrigan & MacKay, | ||||||
| 18 | Quetsch and O'Reilly; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, He and Pat moved their family to Geneva in 1972; | ||||||
| 20 | he was appointed a Kane County Court Associate Judge in 1975 | ||||||
| 21 | and elected as a full judge in the 16th Circuit Court in 1976; | ||||||
| 22 | he held the position until 1992, when he became an Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Appellate Court Justice in the Second District; he was | ||||||
| 2 | appointed to the seat by his predecessor, Justice John Nickels, | ||||||
| 3 | who was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Following his retirement in 1994, Jim traveled | ||||||
| 5 | extensively with his wife; among their destinations were South | ||||||
| 6 | America, Israel, and several European countries including his | ||||||
| 7 | favorite, Ireland; he was a member of the St. Charles | ||||||
| 8 | Sportsmen's Club in Elburn for more than 20 years, shooting | ||||||
| 9 | trap and skeet; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother and father, | ||||||
| 11 | Gertrude (Shea) and Leonard J. Quetsch; and his brothers, | ||||||
| 12 | Leonard, William, and John; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Patricia; his brother, | ||||||
| 14 | Richard; his sister, Gertrude; his children, Karen Quetsch, | ||||||
| 15 | Martha Quetsch, Elizabeth Entile, Thomas (Patricia Seastrom | ||||||
| 16 | Banbury) Quetsch, Paula (Vincent) Giuliano, and James (Jo | ||||||
| 17 | Martin) Quetsch; his ten grandchildren, Natalie Entile, | ||||||
| 18 | Phillip and Julie Andersen, Caroline Cagney, Paul, Marie, and | ||||||
| 19 | Francesca Giuliano, Kyle and Casey Banbury, and Megan (Banbury) | ||||||
| 20 | Mara; his one great-grandchild, Vincent Mara; and his beloved | ||||||
| 21 | Vizsla, Maggie; therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
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| 1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 2 | his family and friends, the passing of James Franklin Quetsch; | ||||||
| 3 | and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of James Franklin Quetsch as a symbol | ||||||
| 6 | of our sincere sympathy.
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