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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Lynn Edwin Salier of Arlington Heights,
4 who passed away on November 20, 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Lynn Edwin Salier worked his way through Knox
6 College in Galesburg, while participating with the Beta Theta
7 Pi fraternity and in the Army's ROTC program; Mr. Salier
8 remained active over the years with Knox College's alumni
9 association, and he helped to recruit prospective students; he
10 attended his 50-year reunion in 2006, and in 2007 he received
11 the Knox College Service Award for his long commitment to the
12 institution and its students; and
 
13     WHEREAS, After his graduation in 1956, Mr. Salier served in
14 Korea with the United States Army, moving up the officer's
15 ranks to captain; after his return from service, he met and
16 married his wife, Dawne; together they celebrated 46 years of
17 marriage; and
 
18     WHEREAS, He earned his master's degrees in counseling from
19 Northern Illinois University; he accepted a teaching job in the
20 Northwest suburbs, starting out as an English teacher at Grove
21 Junior High School in Elk Grove Village; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He later moved to Elk Grove High School to accept
2 a position as a counselor; he worked with another counselor to
3 run peer groups and other support groups for students; when he
4 wasn't in the classroom, Mr. Salier enjoyed outdoor activities,
5 including hiking and skiing; he took up downhill skiing at
6 Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin before earning his certification
7 with the National Ski Patrol; as a couple, Mr. Salier and Dawne
8 enjoyed walking, making a goal to walk every street in
9 Arlington Heights, which they did over the course of two years,
10 230 miles of city streets and 20 miles of state highways; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Lynn Salier is survived by his wife, Dawne; his
12 daughters, Natasha Schnell and Nicole (Sergei) Okhokonin; and
13 one granddaughter, Sawyer Schnell; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 his family, friends, and former students, the passing of Lynn
17 Edwin Salier; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Lynn Salier as a symbol of our
20 sympathy.