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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of William "Bill" Franz of Crystal Lake, who |
4 | | passed away on April 12, 2015; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bill Franz was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 3, |
6 | | 1930; 2 years later, at the height of the Great Depression, his |
7 | | family moved to Crystal Lake; he graduated from Crystal Lake |
8 | | Community High School in 1948 and was his senior class |
9 | | President; he attended the University of Michigan, where he |
10 | | competed on the swim team for 2 years before service in the |
11 | | United States Air Force during the Korean War interrupted his |
12 | | studies; during his military service, he learned to speak |
13 | | Russian and later obtained a commission as a Second Lieutenant |
14 | | before being discharged at the war's end; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Franz worked constantly throughout his |
16 | | lifetime, holding a succession of 53 different jobs before he |
17 | | turned 30; he graduated from Chicago Kent Law School in 1959 |
18 | | and embarked on his 54th job, his law career; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Bill Franz played a leading role in Crystal Lake's |
20 | | residential and commercial development; he often served as a |
21 | | public advocate, as when his firm contested in court and won a |
22 | | judgment in the 1980s against a proposed new landfill in |