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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of James P. Kane
4 Jr. on October 19, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Kane was born August 25, 1943; he attended
6 Visitation Grade School, 14th Ward in Chicago and graduated
7 from Leo High School in 1962; he graduated from Loyola
8 University in 1966 and John Marshall Law School in 1972; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Kane taught and coached football at De La
10 Salle High School for seven years from 1966 to 1973, while
11 attending law school; he was much beloved by both players and
12 students who once chipped in and gave him a watch in
13 appreciation of his efforts; the watch was one of his prized
14 possessions for the rest of his life; in 1998, he was
15 inducted into the De La Salle Sports Hall of Fame; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Kane's law practice emphasized real estate,
17 of which he was one of the foremost experts in the State of
18 Illinois; for many years, he taught the most popular course
19 in the Chicago area for people seeking to become licensed
20 real estate brokers; he also taught a renewal course and one
21 on real estate broker law; and
22 WHEREAS, For sixteen years, he volunteered as the
23 basketball coach at St. Clement Catholic Grade School in
24 Chicago's Lincoln Park area; he started the seventh and
25 eighth grade teams beginning with few players and no
26 equipment or uniforms; he provided the teams with balls and
27 raised the money to purchase the first uniforms; under his
28 guidance, the program grew to several grade level teams with
29 the varsity team participating in two leagues, playing 50
30 games a year; and
31 WHEREAS, Mr. Kane taught tolerance and diversity through
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1 basketball and emphasized gentlemanly behavior to his
2 students; he coached his teams to more than 1,000 wins as
3 well as ten league or tournament championships; he was
4 elected to the Hall of Fame of the West Central Athletic
5 Association in Chicago; in 2000, he was named Illinois Grade
6 School Coach of the Year by the Illinois High School Athletic
7 Association; and
8 WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. Kane has been deeply felt by
9 all who knew him, especially his wife, Denise; his sons,
10 Nicholas and Devlin; his daughter, Marilyn Marturano; his
11 grandchildren, Regina and Daniel Marturano; and his sisters,
12 Louise Ward and Kathy Dwyer; he was preceded in death by his
13 son, Ethan; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
16 of James P. Kane Jr. and offer our deepest sympathy to his
17 family and friends; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of James P. Kane Jr. with our sincere
20 condolences.