Bill Text: IL SR0097 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Richard Terry Donnelly of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Resolution Adopted [SR0097 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0097-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 Richard Terrance "Terry" Donnelly of | ||||||
4 | Peoria, who passed away on January 21, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly was born in Peoria on September | ||||||
6 | 16, 1946 to Harold F. and Roberta C. (nee Loveridge) Donnelly; | ||||||
7 | he was a graduate of St. Bernard Catholic Grade School and a | ||||||
8 | 1964 graduate of the Spalding Institute; he attended St. | ||||||
9 | Ambrose University until he joined the United States Air Force; | ||||||
10 | he served in Vietnam (Cam Ranh Bay) attaining the rank of | ||||||
11 | Sergeant in the Air Force Police K-9 Unit; he married Molly | ||||||
12 | Ryan on February 25, 1967 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in | ||||||
13 | Peoria; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly returned home following his | ||||||
15 | service, where he began his career as an avid restauranteur | ||||||
16 | with the original Donnelly's Shamrock Pub in 1970, Peoria's | ||||||
17 | oldest Irish pub; he went on to open 5 other restaurant | ||||||
18 | locations: Terry's Old Time Inn, Donnelly's Apollo, Donnelly's | ||||||
19 | Campustown, Donnelly's in Pekin, and Donnelly's Irish Pub on | ||||||
20 | Rockwood, the newest location; he also hosted Peoria's | ||||||
21 | legendary St. Patty's Day Bash at Expo Gardens for over 10 | ||||||
22 | years; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly loved all things Irish, but his | ||||||
2 | greatest joy was bragging about his 17 grandchildren; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly was preceded in death by his | ||||||
4 | parents; his sister, Patty (Donnelly) Hibbs; one nephew from | ||||||
5 | his family; and 2 nephews from Molly's family; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Richard Donnelly is survived by his wife, Molly; | ||||||
7 | his 2 daughters, Chris (Matt) Waugh and Katy (Shane) Matarelli; | ||||||
8 | his 3 sons, Patrick (Heather) Donnelly, Ryan (Jessie) Donnelly, | ||||||
9 | and Rich Donnelly; his 17 grandchildren, Emily, Maggie, and | ||||||
10 | Patrick Mercer, Charlie and Mary Kate Waugh, Hillary, Jack, and | ||||||
11 | Mary Jane Donnelly, Jack and Maddie Stephens, Finnegan, Nora, | ||||||
12 | and Ryan Donnelly, Sam, Will, and Max Matarelli, and Liam | ||||||
13 | Donnelly; his brother, Mike (Pam) Donnelly; and his 2 sisters, | ||||||
14 | Denise (Hugo) Schaub and Pam (Dan) Dillon; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Richard Terrance "Terry" Donnelly, and extend our sincere | ||||||
18 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
19 | him; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Richard Donnelly as an expression of | ||||||
22 | our deepest sympathy.
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