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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lee Waldron on March 16, 2019 at the age 
4of 94; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 
6December 12, 1924 to Murray and Ruth (Liptzer) Waldron and grew 
7up in Bow Lake, New Hampshire, where his family had been 
8settled since the early 18th century; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron enlisted in the army at age 18 and 
10attended basic training in Massachusetts; he was among the 
11troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in June 
121944 and served in the Battle of the Bulge; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron was a graduate of Northeastern 
14University and earned a master's degree from Central Michigan 
15University; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron worked for the U.S. Department of 
17Defense as a contracting officer; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron was active in community theater during 
19his young adult years; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron lived in Oak Park for the last eight 
2years of his life with his wife of 60 years, Paula (Nauchman); 
3and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron was the cherished brother of James 
5Waldron and the late George Waldron; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Lee Waldron is survived by his wife, Paula; his 
7children, Richard (Shea) Waldron, Deborah Waldron, and Stacy 
8(Bruce) Moncrieff; and his grandchildren, Alex, Jonathan, 
9Myriam, Gabriel, David, Adam, Celeste, and Nathan; therefore, 
10be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Lee Waldron and extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
14friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Lee Waldron as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.