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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | ||||||
3 | State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Lawrence "Slats" | ||||||
4 | Trower of Arthur, Illinois on winning the 2005 Humanitarian | ||||||
5 | Award of the Association of Commerce of Arthur; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Lawrence Trower was born and raised in Arthur; he | ||||||
7 | graduated from high school in Arthur on May 20, 1944; he
left | ||||||
8 | for 10 weeks of Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, California | ||||||
9 | on
June 9, 1944; he underwent advanced training at Camp | ||||||
10 | Pendleton in California
in August 1944; he was shipped overseas | ||||||
11 | to Maui, Hawaii in November 1944 to serve with the 4th Marine | ||||||
12 | Division;
he boarded ship on January 1, 1945 for Iwo Jima; he | ||||||
13 | landed on the third morning, was fed steak and eggs for | ||||||
14 | breakfast, and then went to war;
he was wounded by a shell on | ||||||
15 | March 4, 1945 and received the Purple Heart; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Mr. Trower married C. Jane Craig on May 20, 1948; | ||||||
17 | they have been married for 57 years; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Mr. Trower is a charter member of the Arthur Lions | ||||||
19 | Club; he achieved
32nd Degree Masonry in Danville, Illinois;
he | ||||||
20 | was
named Lion of the Year for District 1E by the Arthur Lions | ||||||
21 | Club in 1987; he received the
International President's Award | ||||||
22 | from the Arthur Lions Club in 1987; he was
named Meldin Jones | ||||||
23 | Fellow by Lions Club International for dedicated humanitarian | ||||||
24 | services in 1989;
he received a plaque from the American Legion | ||||||
25 | as the Most Outstanding Fundraiser in 1989 for selling raffle | ||||||
26 | tickets and raising money; he received the State Master | ||||||
27 | Gardener Excellence Award and
the Outstanding Master Gardener | ||||||
28 | Award from the University of Illinois in 2003; and
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29 | WHEREAS, Mr. Trower is an elder in the Vine Street | ||||||
30 | Christian Church;
he has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for | ||||||
31 | 50 years and a member of the American Legion for 57 years; he |
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1 | has raised tomatoes for the VFW for 10 years and has used the | ||||||
2 | money for scholarships to students in Arthur and Lovington;
one | ||||||
3 | scholarship has been given to Arthur schools every year for 10 | ||||||
4 | years and three scholarships to Lovington; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Trower has worked with the 5th and 6th grade | ||||||
6 | students in Arthur; they start in February and have their own | ||||||
7 | lab and grow their own plants; they plant potatoes, corn, | ||||||
8 | tomatoes, etc., and they help take care of them in the summer; | ||||||
9 | every Wednesday the teacher and some of the kids show up and | ||||||
10 | help keep the lab clean; they also harvest the vegetables;
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11 | Lawrence gives produce to the food banks and vegetables to the | ||||||
12 | Tabernacle Church in Sullivan to help 27 families;
he loves | ||||||
13 | working with the community and the students; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Lawrence "Slats" and Jane Trower have 3 daughters, | ||||||
15 | Cheryl Ann (Trower) Jackson (married to Daniel Jackson), Connie | ||||||
16 | Jo (Trower) Armer (married to John S. Armer), and Cindy Renee | ||||||
17 | (Trower) Helton (married to Steve Helton); Mr. and Mrs. Trower | ||||||
18 | have 6 grandchildren: Tamara Sowers, Daniel Scott Jackson, Keri | ||||||
19 | Elizabeth Jackson, Matthew Lawrence Jackson, Jared John Armer, | ||||||
20 | and Jodi Michelle Herbord; Mr. and Mrs. Trower have 13 great | ||||||
21 | grandchildren: Cherode Danielle Sowers, Drew Jeffrey Hopper, | ||||||
22 | Chase Heston Jackson, Drake Anthony Jackson, Lainey Elizabeth | ||||||
23 | Jackson, Ridge Daniel Jackson, Cole Matthew Jackson, Elizabeth | ||||||
24 | Jo Herbord, Judd Michael Sowers, Riley Grace Jackson, Lexi | ||||||
25 | Elizabeth Sowers, Claire Evelyn Jackson, and Wyatt Paul | ||||||
26 | Jackson; therefore, be it | ||||||
27 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
28 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
29 | we congratulate Lawrence "Slats" Trower on winning the 2005 | ||||||
30 | Humanitarian Award of the Association of Commerce of Arthur, | ||||||
31 | Illinois; and be it further
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32 | RESOLVED, That that a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Lawrence Trower as an expression of our respect | ||||||
2 | and esteem.
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