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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 Arthur "Burt" Atkinson of Waukegan, who |
4 | | passed away on May 25, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Atkinson was born in Lake Forest to Alfred |
6 | | Fred Atkinson and Frances Bray on August 28, 1939; he graduated |
7 | | from Waukegan High School and married Donna G. Clifton in |
8 | | January of 1966; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Arthur Atkinson spent time early in his life |
10 | | working around Lake Michigan and local communities; during the |
11 | | late 1950s and 1960s, he worked at the Outboard Marine |
12 | | Corporation in the engineering race group as a boat builder, |
13 | | eventually turning his love for the water into a career as a |
14 | | professional fisherman; after transitioning to fishing, he |
15 | | spent time with Falcon Marine in the early 1970s and was a |
16 | | captain on Lake Michigan for nearly 50 years; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Starting in the Fall of 1980, Arthur Atkinson |
18 | | served as an advisor to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, |
19 | | overseeing the fisheries restoration of the Great Lakes; he and |
20 | | wife, Donna, are most known for the Atkinson Boat House during |
21 | | the 1970s; known as "the Admiral", he was one of the early |
22 | | captains to begin charter fishing out of Waukegan Harbor and |