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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Paul Albert Lewis of Peoria, who passed
4away on September 17, 2011; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was born in Aurora; his parents were
6Phillip Albert and Josephine Ann Steiner Lewis; he married
7Edana Whittles Lahvic on July 11, 1981; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis graduated from Grinnell College with a
9bachelor's degree in history; he entered the United States
10Marine Corps in 1971; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis worked as an admissions counselor for
12Grinnell College on the East Coast until he entered the
13University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated in 1978;
14he went on to practice law at the Alschuler firm in Aurora
15before starting his own firm; after working for the Illinois
16Tollway for several years, he moved to Peoria in 2006 to work
17for Miller, Hall, and Triggs, where he later became a partner
18and served faithfully until his retirement in 2010; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was active in local politics for many
20years, having served on the Chamber of Commerce, the VNA Board,
21the Family Counseling Board, and the Salvation Army Board; he

 

 

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1gave blood regularly through the Heartland Blood Center; he was
2involved with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as leader of
3Troop 11 for many years; he played French horn with the
4American Legion Band; as a member of the Wesley United
5Methodist Church in Aurora, he served as a lay leader and Bible
6study teacher; in Peoria, he was a member of Northwest United
7Methodist Church, where he led several Bible studies as well;
8he served at the conference level in both areas; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was preceded in death by his brother,
10Johnson Arthur Lewis; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Paul Lewis is survived by his wife, Edana; Edana's
12son, William Lahvic, and his wife, Jen Lahvic; his children,
13Beth (Lewis) Jackson (husband, Matt Jackson), JoAnna Lewis
14(husband, John Labelle), Walter Lewis, and Mary Kate Lewis; his
15grandchildren, David, Mark, Alyssa, Jackson, and David; his
16siblings, Brad Lewis (wife, Cathy Lewis), Linda Lewis (husband,
17Stephen Smith), Scott Lewis (wife, Camille Witos), and DeAnn
18Lewis (husband, Henry Coll); his nephew, Toby Smith; his
19parents; his uncles, Bill Steiner (wife, Ann Steiner) and Tom
20Lewis (wife, Jean Lewis); and his mother-in-law, Mary Fouts;
21therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
23ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with

 

 

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1his family and friends, the passing of Paul Albert Lewis; and
2be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Paul Lewis as an expression of our
5sympathy.