| 1 | 1 | | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0304</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13548 MST 26036 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>SENATE RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to learn of the death of Thomas Patrick Hardy of Hinsdale, who </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>passed away on March 27, 2025; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Thomas Hardy was raised in Chicago's Beverly </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>neighborhood, graduating from Brother Rice High School and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>later from Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he was a proud </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy continued his education at Northwestern </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>University, where he graduated from the Medill School of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Journalism; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy had a long, distinguished career in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>journalism, government, and public affairs; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy began his career in journalism at the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Chicago Tribune, first as a copy clerk and later as a political </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>writer and columnist, where his work included traveling with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>candidates to cover three presidential campaigns; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy also served as a frequent analyst for </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>public affairs programming on WGN-TV and WTTW-TV during his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>years as an active private-sector journalist; and</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0304</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13548 MST 26036 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy became press secretary for Governor Jim </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Edgar after two decades at the Chicago Tribune; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy then became a managing director of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>public affairs for Burson-Marsteller, a global public </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>relations firm, before joining the University of Illinois; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy had recently retired from the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>University of Illinois after nearly two decades, rising to the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>rank of chief spokesman and executive director of the Office </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of University Relations for the University of Illinois; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy was an athletic man and a sought-after </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>partner for golf tournaments; he enjoyed playing soccer and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>racquetball and loved snow skiing, often with his father, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>siblings, and two sons; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Tom Hardy was an unpretentious and generous man; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>he was easy going with a great sense of humor and a big smile </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to match; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Thomas Hardy leaves behind his loving fiance, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Suzanne "Sue" Schoij, who was by his side for almost 12 years; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>his sons whom he adored, Kevin Thomas (Kate) and Brian </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Patrick; his granddaughters, Clare and Nora; his siblings, </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SR0304</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13548 MST 26036 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Christine Ann Hardy (Tim Cornillie), Steven Michael (Terry), </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Cathlyn Jane (Steve) Kroml and Brian Richard (Ellen); and many </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>nieces and nephews; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Thomas Patrick Hardy and extend our sincere condolences to his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>presented to Sue Schoij as a symbol of our deepest sympathy.</code> |
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