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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of Lawrence S. "Link" |
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| Lindquist of Waukegan on Monday, April 26, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on August 8, 1920, in Geneva; his |
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| family moved to Waukegan in 1925, where he remained a lifelong |
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| resident; he attended West grade school and was a 1938 graduate |
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| of Waukegan Township High School, where he excelled in |
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| athletics; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lindquist was married to Phyllis Ahlstrom for |
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| 56 years; he was employed by Johns-Manville for 43 years and |
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| served on the Johns-Manville Credit Union Board of Directors; |
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| he was a member of the JM Quarter Century Club and a former |
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| member of the Swedish Glee Club and the JM Club; he had served |
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| as an usher and councilman at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and |
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| had been active as a coach in little league baseball; he was a |
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| lifelong sports fan and an avid golfer during his retirement; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lawrence S. "Link" Lindquist has |
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| been deeply felt by many, especially his children, Sally |
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| Koziol, Susan (Robert) Epker, and John (Sharon) Lindquist; his |
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| grandchildren, Kim Massimo, Tamara Ochoa, Debra (Charles) |
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| Shields, Mark Koziol, Scott Epker, Jennifer (Randy) Dawes, Rob |
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| Epker Jr., Michael Lindquist, and Rachel Lindquist; his 11 |
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| great-grandchildren; his four great-great-grandchildren; his |
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| sister, Dorothy Johnson; his numerous nephews, nieces, and |
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| friends; and his good neighbors, the Stanhope family; he was |
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| preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis; his parents, John and |
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| Ingeborg (nee Carlson) Lindquist; his sister, Ruth Lindquist; |
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| his grandson, Daniel Epker; and his son-in-law, John Koziol; |
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| therefore, be it
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