MEMORIAL-MICHAEL QUINLAN

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SR0645
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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 Michael Quinlan of Oak Brook, who
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passed away on September 22, 2025 at the age of 80; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was born to Robert and Jan
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Quinlan in Oak Park on December 12, 1944; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan graduated from Fenwick High
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School in 1962, and he attended Loyola University Chicago on a
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full-tuition scholarship; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan first got a part-time job in the
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mail room of McDonald's Headquarters for $2 an hour with the
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help of his roommate's mother, June Martino, the former
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secretary and bookkeeper for McDonald's founder, Ray Croc; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan, after graduating with degrees in
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history and psychology in 1967, accepted full-time
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responsibilities at McDonald's in its Purchasing Department
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while taking night classes at Loyola University Chicago to
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earn a business degree; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was taken under the wing of Fred
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Turner, McDonald's then-CEO, and was placed in different areas

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of the company to obtain good exposure, including working at
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one of the McDonald's restaurants, where he learned frying,
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cleaning windows, and more; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan, known as "Q" to his colleagues,
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became president of McDonald's at the age of 37 in 1982 before
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succeeding Fred Turner as CEO in 1987, ultimately being named
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chairman of the company in 1990; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was noted for staying out of the
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spotlight and practicing a hands-off management style while
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growing McDonald's internationally, including opening the
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first McDonald's in Moscow, Russia, which was then known as
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the Soviet Union; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan, while at the helm, doubled
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McDonald's sales from $14.3 billion to $32 billion, and he
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largely expanded the number of restaurants from 9,911 to
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22,000, all while extending the number of countries from 47 to
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106; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was a major benefactor to his
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alma maters, serving as a member of Loyola University Chicago
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Board of Trustees and later as board chair in 1999, and
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donating $10 million to help build the Michael R. and Marilyn
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Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center at the

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university, $40 million to Loyola's business school, which was
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later renamed after him in 2012, and $3 million to Fenwick High
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School in 2019 to help the institution build a new parking
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garage; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was devoted to his career, but he
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was also an avid golfer and loved to put his own twist on life,
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such as sending family St. Patrick's Day cards instead of
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Christmas cards; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan was preceded in death by his wife
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of 54 years, Marilyn; his son, Kevin Quinlan; his parents; and
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his siblings, Nancy (Mike) O'Brien and Bobby Quinlan; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Quinlan is survived by his son, Michael
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(fiancé, William Beggs) Quinlan; his grandchildren, Shane
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(Melanie) Quinlan and Kayla (fiancé, Cameron Shaffer) Quinlan;
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his great-grandchild, Molly; his siblings, Katie (John)
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Churchill and Terry (Diane) Quinlan; and many nieces and
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nephews; therefore, 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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Michael Quinlan 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 Michael Quinlan as an expression of
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our deepest sympathy.

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