Bill Text: IL SR0714 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Peter Croke Sr. of Springfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0714 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0714-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of John Peter Croke Sr. of Springfield, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on January 12, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Croke was born to John and Marcella Croke in | ||||||
| 6 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 5, 1946; he was profoundly Deaf | ||||||
| 7 | since birth; he was raised in Shorewood, Wisconsin, where he | ||||||
| 8 | excelled in sports, became an Eagle Scout, and received the | ||||||
| 9 | American Legion Award during his senior year at Shorewood High | ||||||
| 10 | School; he attended the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee | ||||||
| 11 | for two years before transferring to the Rochester Institute | ||||||
| 12 | of Technology in New York, becoming was one of the school's | ||||||
| 13 | first Deaf students and earning a Bachelor of Science in | ||||||
| 14 | Mechanical Engineering Technology in 1972; he married Jo Ann | ||||||
| 15 | Maria Savage in 1973, and they raised two hearing sons in | ||||||
| 16 | Wheeling, Illinois; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, John Croke worked briefly at Bell & Howell, | ||||||
| 18 | Western Electric, and elsewhere before being hired by Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | Bell, known today as AT&T, in 1990, where he completed | ||||||
| 20 | planning, drafting, and engineering duties until his | ||||||
| 21 | retirement in 2012; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, John Croke was civically engaged, circulating | ||||||
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| 1 | petitions door-to-door and contributing to social and | ||||||
| 2 | political causes and candidates he believed in; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, John Croke enjoyed traveling, especially his | ||||||
| 4 | visit to Italy during a Deaf Catholic tour in 2014, where he | ||||||
| 5 | saw Pope Francis, and a trip to Hawaii with his son's family in | ||||||
| 6 | 2016; he also enjoyed participating in softball and bowling | ||||||
| 7 | leagues with his Deaf friends; he was an avid fan of the | ||||||
| 8 | Milwaukee Braves, now known as the Milwaukee Brewers, and also | ||||||
| 9 | cheered for the Green Bay Packers, the Chicago Cubs, the | ||||||
| 10 | Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, John Croke was a devoted and loyal husband, | ||||||
| 13 | father, grandfather, and friend; he enthusiastically supported | ||||||
| 14 | his sons' academic, extracurricular, professional, and | ||||||
| 15 | personal interests; he adored his four grandchildren, teaching | ||||||
| 16 | them American Sign Language and attending their athletic, | ||||||
| 17 | artistic, and school events as often as possible; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John Croke was preceded in death by his wife; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, John Croke is survived by his sister, Marcella | ||||||
| 20 | (Stu) Mathias; his sons, Peter (Ellen) Croke and Ryan (Brook) | ||||||
| 21 | Croke; his grandchildren, Jonas, Henry, Annie, and Oliver; and | ||||||
| 22 | many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | John Peter Croke Sr. and extend our deepest sincere | ||||||
| 4 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 5 | him; and be it further
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