MEMORIAL-WILLIAM S. HANLEY

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SR0582
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
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to learn of the death of William S. Hanley of Brooklin, Maine,
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who passed away on December 8, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, William Hanley, the son of William M. and Dorothy
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Hanley, was born in Chicago on June 4, 1939; he graduated from
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St. Benedict Parish School in 1957; he received his Bachelor
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of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame
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in 1961 and earned his Juris Doctor at the University of
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Chicago School of Law in 1964; he married Nancy J. Fahrnkopf at
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Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1970; and

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WHEREAS, William Hanley began his legal career at the
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Chicago law firm Kahn, Adsit, and Arnstein; he moved to
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Springfield and served as legislative counsel to Illinois
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Governor Richard B. Ogilvie from 1969 to 1972; he was an
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attorney with the law firm of Sorling, Northrup, Hanna,
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Cullen, and Cochran from 1972 to 2000; he was a Ford Foundation
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fellow and held a variety of other professional roles,
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including general counsel to the Illinois Community College
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Board and chairman of the Secretary of State's Advisory
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Council on Public Records and Privacy; and

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WHEREAS, William Hanley moved to Maine in 1994, where he

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opened the William S. Hanley Law Office in Blue Hill; he served
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as town counsel for Brooklin, Maine and chairman of the
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Brooklin Planning Board; he was also a member of the
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humanitarian organization Independent Order of Odd Fellows;
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and

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WHEREAS, William Hanley and his wife, Nancy, raised their
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sons William and Michael in Springfield in the 1970s and
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1980s, years fondly remembered for good times, fantastic
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neighbors, and adventures on the lake; he was a friend to many
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in Brooklin, Maine, a community dear to his heart, where he
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enjoyed early morning coffee at the general store and daily
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post office conversations; and

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WHEREAS, William Hanley is survived by his wife of 55
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years, Nancy J. Hanley; his sons, Michael J. Hanley and
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William M. Hanley; his granddaughters, Aleksandra Hanley and
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Matilda Hanley; and his grandson, Cameron Hanley; therefore,
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be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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William S. Hanley and extend our sincere condolences to his
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family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of William Hanley as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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