File #: 23-4451    Version: 1 Name: JAMES J O’CONNOR, IN MEMORIAM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 8/14/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 9/21/2023 Final action: 9/21/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION JAMES J O'CONNOR, IN MEMORIAM WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called James J. O'Connor from our midst, and WHEREAS James O'Connor was the beloved husband of Ellen (nee Lawlor), and WHEREAS James O'Connor was the loving father of Fred (Jill), James (Julie), and Elizabeth Cole (Michael), and WHEREAS James O'Connor was the cherished grandfather of John Thomas, James, Matthew, Brad, Will, Brendan, Charlotte, Caroline, and Regan, and WHEREAS James O'Connor was preceded in death by his young son John, sisters Kay and Patricia, and his parents Fred and Helen, an WHEREAS James O'Connor attended St. Ignatius College Prep High School, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of the Holy Cross, obtained his MBA at Harvard University, and received his JD from Georgetown, and WHEREAS James O'Connor proudly served in the United States Air Force and later in life was the civilian executive counsel to the US Army, and WEHREAS James O'Con...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, Monica Gordon, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

JAMES J O'CONNOR, IN MEMORIAM

WHEREAS Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called James J. O'Connor from our midst, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was the beloved husband of Ellen (nee Lawlor), and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was the loving father of Fred (Jill), James (Julie), and Elizabeth Cole (Michael), and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was the cherished grandfather of John Thomas, James, Matthew, Brad, Will, Brendan, Charlotte, Caroline, and Regan, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was preceded in death by his young son John, sisters Kay and Patricia, and his parents Fred and Helen, an

WHEREAS James O'Connor attended St. Ignatius College Prep High School, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of the Holy Cross, obtained his MBA at Harvard University, and received his JD from Georgetown, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor proudly served in the United States Air Force and later in life was the civilian executive counsel to the US Army, and

WEHREAS James O'Connor began his career at Commonwealth Edison in 1963 as a lineman on a service truck, among other various positions, leading up to the role of President and CEO of Commonwealth Edison, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor served in the role of Chairman at Edison Electric Institute, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the Nuclear Energy Institute, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor served on many civic and charitable boards including: American Cancer Society, Big Shoulders Fund, Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Catholic Charities, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Field Museum of Natural History, Irish Fellowship Club, Millennium Park Foundation, Museum of Science and Industry, 100 Club of Illinois, Chicago Urban League, and United Way, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was a Trustee of College of the Holy Cross, Northwestern University and Saint Xavier University, and

WHEREAS James O'Connor was a Life Trustee for Adler Planetarium, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, Chicago History Mu...

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