Bill Text: IL SR0689 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. John F. "Jack" Gilligan of Groveland.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0689 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0689-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of Dr. John F. "Jack" Gilligan of
Groveland, who passed away on December 15, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan was born to John and Eve Gilligan in
Gloucester, Massachusetts on August 2, 1938; he earned degrees
and certifications from Stonehill College, the University of
Anger, France, Fairfield University, the University of Idaho,
and the University of Illinois School of Medicine, Chicago; he
completed advanced studies at the University of Paris, the
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, the University of
Maine, and the University of Wisconsin; he married Diana Jean
on December 15, 1978; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan was a licensed clinical psychologist
who maintained a private clinical practice; he also worked as
an assistant professor and associate director at the
University of Idaho; he later became the chief clinical
psychologist and director of Clinical Services at the Tazwood
Center for Human Services in Pekin, Illinois; he became
executive director of the Human Service Center in Peoria in
1979, serving in this role until 1987; he then worked as the
president and chief executive officer of Fayette Companies and
its seven subsidiaries until his retirement in 2004; he

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returned to this role for a brief period in 2013, retiring in
2014; he was dedicated to serving those in central Illinois
afflicted with mental health illness and drug and alcohol
addiction; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan developed a combination of
non-for-profit and for-profit enterprises and was chairman of
many local boards; he was a founding member and past
vice-chairman of the Leadership Development Center, where he
provided managerial training and consultation to managers
representing more than 200 of the Fortune 500 corporations; he
was a board member and vice president of the Drug Prevention
Network of the Americas; he was appointed by two governors to
the Illinois State Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Other
Drug Dependency, and he served as chairman of its Prevention
Committee; through Fayette Companies, he created the John F.
Gilligan Community-Based Psychiatry Fund in order to fulfill
his dream of utilizing funds his company generated to improve
the lives of those in central Illinois through the creation of
a national model to dramatically change behavioral health
care; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan published numerous professional
research articles and presentations; he was the author of The
Soul of America: Essays on the Fourth of July and The American
Revolution 1607-1801: A Cultural History for Teachers,

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Parents, and Children; he co-authored The Library of Congress:
An Embodiment of the American Identity with Congressman Ray
LaHood and The Adversity Challenge with Charles Stoner; more
than 200 of his editorials, essays, and comments appeared in
the Peoria Journal Star, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun
Times, and the Wall Street Journal; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan received countless awards,
recognitions, and proclamations throughout his life; he was
recognized locally, nationally, and globally; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan enjoyed reading, writing, running,
spending time with family, speaking Italian with his grandson,
and traveling; he was a true renaissance man, a seeker of
knowledge and truth, a man of conviction and virtue, a
community builder, and a lifelong learner; he made even the
most mundane activities fun and created deep connections with
those around him; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan was preceded in death by his parents
and his wife; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Gilligan is survived by his daughter, Debbie
(Steve) Martin; his grandchildren, Michael Baugh, Connor James
Martin, and Megan Martin; his aunt, Kate (Ted) Langs; and his
nephews, Michael (Kim) Langs and Ted (Lois) Langs; therefore,

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be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Dr. John F. "Jack" Gilligan and extend our sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be
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