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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Thomas R. Fitzsimons; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Thomas Fitzsimons was a graduate of Mount Carmel 
5High School; he earned his Bachelor's of Science in Chemical 
6Engineering from  the University of Illinois in 
7Champaign-Urbana and his Juris Doctor from  Loyola University 
8Law School in Chicago; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Thomas Fitzsimons worked as a partner at Greer, 
10Burns, and Crain and had been with the firm since 2001; his 
11area of expertise was intellectual property law, including 
12patent and trademark prosecution; in recent years, he was 
13active in anti-counterfit enforcement; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Thomas Fitzsimons was active in numerous local and 
15national intellectual property associations and lectured in 
16the United States and Asia on various topics; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Thomas Fitzsimons will be greatly missed by 
18everyone who knew him and his wonderful sense of humor; he 
19enjoyed spending time with his family and was devoted to his 
20children and leaves them with incredible memories and stories 
21to share; he was an unbelievable friend to many; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Thomas Fitzsimons was the loving husband and best 
2friend of Maureen (nee Cahill); the devoted and loving father 
3of Thomas Robert and Fiona Patricia; the beloved son and 
4sunshine of their lives of Tom and Patricia (nee Kilgallon); 
5the favorite son-in-law  of Jim and Patricia Cahill; the dear 
6friend and brother-in-law of Susan (Joe) Sullivan and Peggy 
7(David) Donovan; the dear nephew of the late Marge (and the 
8late Richard) Krajeski, the late James (Marie) Kilgallon, Gerry 
9(the late Richard) Flanagan, Donald (Kathleen) Kilgallon, and 
10Maureen (the late Wayne) Hayes; and wonderful uncle to 6 
11nephews and one niece; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
14Thomas R. Fitzsimons, and extend our sincere condolences to his 
15family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
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17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Thomas Fitzsimons as an expression 
19of our deepest sympathy.