Illinois SR 242: MEMORIAL-KYLE ROBESON

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SR0242LRB104 13194 LAW 25340 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate John Patrick Collins on the occasion of his 90th 

4birthday on May 7, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, John Collins, the son of John Austin Collins and 

6Alice Ann Connon Collins, was born in Chicago on May 7, 1935; 

7he was baptized at St. Mel Catholic Church in Chicago on June 

823, 1935; he graduated eighth grade from St. Mel/Holy Ghost 

9Catholic School in 1949, where he served as an altar boy and a 

10patrol boy; he attended Archbishop Quigley Prep Seminary High 

11School in Chicago from 1949 to 1951; he graduated from St. Mel 

12Christian Brothers High School in Chicago in 1953, during 

13which he worked as a part-time copy boy for the Chicago 

14Sun-Times from 1951 to 1953; and

15 WHEREAS, John Collins attended Christian Brothers College 

16in Memphis, Tennessee in 1953, where he majored in history, 

17before being drafted into the U.S. Army; he served in the U.S. 

18Army from 1954 to 1956, where he was stationed in Germany and 

19Austria during the German Occupation post-World War II; after 

20completing his military service, he attended DePaul University 

21in Chicago on the GI Bill from 1957 to 1959, majoring in 

22history and serving as a member of the Vet's Club; and

SR0242- 2 -LRB104 13194 LAW 25340 r

1 WHEREAS, John Collins married Kathleen M. O'Donovan at St. 

2Giles Catholic Church in Oak Park on September 30, 1961, and 

3they had three children; they celebrated their 25th wedding 

4anniversary in Hawaii in 1986 and their 60th wedding 

5anniversary with a mass at Saint Paul of the Cross Church in 

6Park Ridge and a blessing from the Pope on September 30, 2021; 

7last year, they cele