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3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Thomas Foster "Tom" Londrigan of |
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6 | 6 | | 4 Springfield, who passed away on January 28, 2025; and |
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7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan, the son of Joseph A. and Loretta |
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8 | 8 | | 6 (Foster) Londrigan, was born in Springfield on May 10, 1937; |
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9 | 9 | | 7 he attended Hazel Dell Elementary School, Little Flower |
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10 | 10 | | 8 School, and Cathedral Boys High School, where he was an |
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11 | 11 | | 9 All-City football player; he graduated from the University of |
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12 | 12 | | 10 Notre Dame, where he was chosen as the first captain of the |
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13 | 13 | | 11 university's inaugural varsity swim team, and he received his |
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14 | 14 | | 12 Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois; he served in the |
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15 | 15 | | 13 U.S. Air National Guard on kitchen duty and later in the Judge |
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16 | 16 | | 14 Advocate General's Office; he also served in the U.S. Navy |
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17 | 17 | | 15 Reserve from 1962 to 1980, rising to the rank of commander; he |
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18 | 18 | | 16 married Carol Ann Fish at the Cathedral of the Immaculate |
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19 | 19 | | 17 Conception on August 31, 1963; and |
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20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan first worked as an Assistant United |
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21 | 21 | | 19 States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice under |
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22 | 22 | | 20 Robert F. Kennedy; he later worked at his father's firm of |
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23 | 23 | | 21 Londrigan and Londrigan before creating his own firm, |
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24 | 24 | | 22 Londrigan and Potter, later known as Londrigan, Potter & |
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25 | 25 | | 23 Randle, P.C.; during his career, he served as president of the |
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34 | 34 | | 1 Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and won a landmark verdict |
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35 | 35 | | 2 for families in Taylorville who were exposed to environmental |
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36 | 36 | | 3 carcinogens; and |
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37 | 37 | | 4 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan was a member of the Catholic Church |
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38 | 38 | | 5 of St. Jude in Rochester and the Church of the Little Flower in |
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39 | 39 | | 6 Springfield; he was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, |
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40 | 40 | | 7 the YMCA, Lincoln Memorial Gardens, the International Star |
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41 | 41 | | 8 Class Yacht Racing Association, and the Island Bay Yacht Club; |
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42 | 42 | | 9 and |
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43 | 43 | | 10 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan enjoyed sailing, fishing, skiing, |
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44 | 44 | | 11 and flying; he won the Great Lakes Championship in the Star |
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45 | 45 | | 12 Class and the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac in 2012; and |
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46 | 46 | | 13 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan was a devoted husband, father, and |
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47 | 47 | | 14 grandfather; he took great pride in his children's |
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48 | 48 | | 15 achievements and loved creating special memories for his |
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49 | 49 | | 16 grandchildren; and |
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50 | 50 | | 17 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan was preceded in death by his |
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51 | 51 | | 18 parents; his wife, Carol; his son, Patrick Joseph Londrigan; |
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52 | 52 | | 19 and his brother, Michael Londrigan; and |
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53 | 53 | | 20 WHEREAS, Tom Londrigan is survived by his children, Joseph |
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54 | 54 | | 21 P. (Amanda) Londrigan, Thomas (Betsy) Londrigan Jr., and |
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65 | 65 | | 1 Genevieve Turner; nine grandchildren; and several aunts, |
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66 | 66 | | 2 uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it |
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67 | 67 | | 3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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68 | 68 | | 4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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69 | 69 | | 5 Thomas Foster "Tom" Londrigan and extend our sincere |
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70 | 70 | | 6 condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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71 | 71 | | 7 him; and be it further |
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72 | 72 | | 8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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73 | 73 | | 9 presented to the family of Tom Londrigan as an expression of |
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74 | 74 | | 10 our deepest sympathy. |
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