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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Francis "Shadow" Mudron of Joliet, who |
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| passed away on April 9, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Shadow's passion was baseball; he grew up on |
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| Meeker Avenue and he played on Speedboys, St. Cyril A. C., |
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| Reefers Trucking, and the Meeker Avenue Wildcats teams; Shadow |
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| also played for a year with the St. Louis Cardinal's farm team; |
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| he was an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Amateur Baseball |
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| Federation, and past president of the Will County Old Timers |
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| Baseball Association; and
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| WHEREAS, After serving in the Navy during World War II, |
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| Shadow returned to Joliet where he married Veronica McGuire, |
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| started a family, and continued to play baseball for Globe Oil; |
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| after playing for many years he became an umpire for numerous |
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| baseball leagues in the Will County area; after his retirement |
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| from Union Oil he became a starter at the Inwood Golf Course |
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| where he worked until 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Shadow served as the Republican Precinct |
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| Committeman for over 48 years in Joliet Precinct 2; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his beloved wife |
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| Veronica; his infant daughter, Sharon; his parents, Josef and |
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| Anna (nee Lucas) Mudron; his brothers, Joseph and Andrew; and |
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| his sister, Margaret Mrozek; and
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| WHEREAS, Francis "Shadow" Mudron will be remembered by his |
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| children, Maureen Mudron, Patrick (Andrea) Mudron, Martin |
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| (Mary Ann) Mudron, and Anne (John) Querio; his grandchildren, |
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| Shamus (Mary) Mudron, Marissa (Tim) Fears, Morgan, Bridget, and |
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| Kaitlin Mudron, and Neal and Ryann Querio; his |
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| great-grandchildren, Tyler, Ceselie, Kayla, Emma, and Wesley; |
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| his brother, Edward (Barbara), his sister, Joanne (George) |
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| Borman; his sister-in-law, Marian (late Andrew) Mudron; and |
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| numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Francis "Shadow" Mudron; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Francis "Shadow" Mudron as a symbol |
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| of our sincere sympathy.
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