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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of James Russell "Jim" Fay, who passed away
4		on January 10, 2015; and
5		WHEREAS, James Fay was born in Joliet on November 17, 1924
6		to William E., Sr. and Helen (nee Maloney) Fay; he graduated
7		from St. Raymond's Grammar School in 1938 and attended Joliet
8		Catholic High School until 1940; he finished his secondary
9		education at Culver Academy, where he graduated as "Best
10		All-round Cadet" in 1942; while studying engineering at
11		Northwestern University, he was a member of the NROTC, before
12		serving as a Naval Officer in the Pacific Theater of Operations
13		in World War II, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; in 1948, he
14		was awarded a Master of Business Administration by Babson
15		College, and, in 1949, he was awarded a Bakery Science Degree
16		from the American Institute of Baking; in 1952, he married
17		Margaret "Peggy" Cunningham at the Church of St. Raymond; and
18		WHEREAS, James Fay succeeded his father as President of the
19		Joliet-based Champion Machinery Company in 1962, serving in
20		that capacity for 31 years; in 1993, he became Senior Executive
21		Consultant to CMC-America, then under the third-generation
22		leadership of his son; in 2011, at the age of 87, he was
23		granted a United States Patent for bakery equipment; and

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1		WHEREAS, James Fay was actively involved in a 44-year
2		Ministry as a Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus Minister of the
3		Word; he served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist
4		for 31 years and with the Visitation of the Sick of his parish;
5		he admired and served with dedication in the Cathedral Of Saint
6		Raymond St. Vincent de Paul Society and with Meals on Wheels;
7		and
8		WHEREAS, James Fay's civic and community activities
9		included board directorships of the Illinois Manufacturer's
10		Association, the Will County Manufacturer's Association, the
11		Three Rivers Manufacturer's Association, the Joliet Chamber of
12		Commerce, the Bakery Equipment Manufacturers Association
13		(BEMA), and the International Bakery Industry Exposition and
14		serving as Executive Committee Member of the American Society
15		of Bakers for 75 years; in 2004, he was presented with BEMA's
16		Lifetime Achievement Award; he was a founding member of the
17		Joliet Country Club for 64 years and of the Chicago Lake Shore
18		Club and Chicago International Club; and
19		WHEREAS, James Fay was preceded in death by his brother,
20		William E. "Bill" Fay, Jr. (Margaret Hoover), and his son,
21		James Russell Fay, Jr. (Mary Fay, M.D.); and
22		WHEREAS, James Fay is survived by his wife, Margaret; their

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1		children, Patrick, Meagen (William Gunther), Edward (Cathreen
2		Clohisy), and Christopher (Milena Villamar); his 13
3		grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
4		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
5		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
6		James Russell "Jim" Fay, and extend our sincere condolences to
7		his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
8		further
9		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10		presented to the family of James Fay as an expression of our
11		deepest sympathy.