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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Irene H. Coonan of Grapevine, Texas, who 
4passed away on August 27, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Irene Coonan was born in Bondurant, Iowa; she 
6lived in Joliet until 1976, when she and her husband relocated 
7to Newport, Arkansas; they moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth, 
8Texas area in 1982; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Irene Coonan worked in the wire manufacturing 
10industry with the J.E. Messenger Co., Capital Wire Company;  she 
11retired from Precision Manufacturing in 2001; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Irene Coonan was a lifetime member of Ingalls Park 
13United Methodist Church; she enjoyed raising and caring for 
14pets, quilting, and spending hours tending to her rose garden; 
15and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Irene Coonan was preceded in death by her husband, 
17James Coonan; her daughter-in-law, Sharon Coonan; her parents, 
18John  and Reka (nee VanIngen) Houbolt; Mary Jones, Neal Houbolt, 
19and John Houbolt; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Irene Coonan is survived by her children, James 
 
 
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1Coonan, Sharon (Patrick) Asher, and Michael Coonan; her 
2grandchildren, Jimmy (Julie) Coonan, Mark (Leah) Coonan, Amy 
3(Chris) Byers, Jessica (Jorge) Luengas, and Aaron (Karin) 
4Asher; her great-grandchildren, Alex (Emily), Amanda, Luke, 
5and Jack Coonan, Sam Stortz,  Joe, Maci, and Colin Byers,  Asher 
6and Grayson Luengas, and  Samuel and Sydney Asher; her 
7great-great grandchild, Allie Mae Coonan; and numerous nieces 
8and nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Irene H. Coonan, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Irene Coonan as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.