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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  learned  with  regret  of  the  death of E. Stanley
 4    Enlund of Clarendon Hills; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr.  Enlund  graduated  from  Carl  Schurz  High
 6    School  and  received a J.D. from DePaul University's College
 7    of Law in 1942; and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Enlund  served  in  the  United  State  Navy
 9    during World War II between 1942 and 1945 and departed with a
10    rank  of  lieutenant junior grade; he served his country as a
11    bomb disposal officer aboard a small escort aircraft  carrier
12    when  three torpedoes sank his ship, and he floated for hours
13    in the Atlantic Ocean; and

14        WHEREAS, After World War II, he began his banking  career
15    at the Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co., and he
16    was later hired at the former Sears Bank & Trust Co.; between
17    1963  and  1971, he was president and chief executive officer
18    of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago;
19    in 1971, he became First Federal  Savings'  chairman  of  the
20    board and chief executive officer; he retired in 1983; and

21        WHEREAS,   Strongly  influenced  by  a  deeply  religious
22    grandmother, Mr. Enlund was passionate about his  involvement
23    in  a  wide  range  of civic and charitable organizations; he
24    firmly believed that one person could make  a  difference  in
25    the lives of other people; and

26        WHEREAS, Mr. Enlund served as trustee and chairman of the
27    board of trustees at DePaul University between 1967 and 1987,
28    and he served in many charitable organizations, including the
29    YMCA  of  Metropolitan  Chicago,  the  Chicago Association of
30    Commerce and Industry, Chicago United,  and  USO  of  Chicago
31    Inc.; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  Among  his  many  awards,  in  1984  Mr. Enlund
 2    received the Junior Achievement Chicago Business Hall of Fame
 3    Award; in 1987, he received an honorary doctorate of law from
 4    DePaul University's College of Law; and

 5        WHEREAS, The passing of E. Stanley Enlund has been deeply
 6    felt by all who knew and  loved  him,  especially  his  wife,
 7    Calista   Enlund;   his   son,   John   Enlund;   his   three
 8    grandchildren,  Christopher  John,  Lori Christina, and Craig
 9    Erik; and his nieces, Carol Toothill Anderson, Pamela  Enlund
10    Schultz, and Julie Enlund Anderson; therefore, be it

11        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
12    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along  with
13    all  who  knew and loved him, the death of E. Stanley Enlund;
14    and be it further

15        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
16    presented to the family of E. Stanley Enlund as an expression
17    of our sincerest condolences.