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