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HR0559LRB104 16494 LAW 29890 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of 

4Monsignor Doug "Father Doug" Hennessy of Bloomington, who 

5passed away on November 12, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Fr. Doug Hennessy, the son of Harry and Mary 

7O'Connor Hennessy, was born in Bloomington on February 21, 

81938; he graduated from Trinity Grade and High School; he 

9attended Notre Dame University for two years before entering 

10the seminary and earning a degree in philosophy from St. 

11Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa; he completed his 

12preparation for the priesthood at the North American College 

13in Rome, Italy, and he received his bachelor's and licentiate 

14degrees in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome; and

15 WHEREAS, Fr. Doug Hennessy was ordained as a priest for 

16the Catholic Diocese of Peoria at the Church of the Twelve 

17Apostles in Rome on July 14, 1963; returning to the diocese, he 

18served as an associate pastor at St. Paul Catholic Church in 

19Macomb for three years; he then returned to school at Fordham 

20University in New York, receiving a Master of Arts in 

21Religious Education in 1968; upon his return to the diocese, 

22he served as diocesan director of religious education through 

23the summer of 1977; he later served as pastor at St. Patrick 

HR0559- 2 -LRB104 16494 LAW 29890 r

1Catholic Church in Urbana, St. Paul Catholic Church in 

2Danville, and Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington; he 

3also returned to the North American College, where he served 

4as part of the formation faculty for five years; and

5 WHEREAS, Fr. Doug Hennessy also served briefly as diocesan 

6vocation director on