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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Harold J. Carlson, the Dean of Shopping | ||||||
| 4 | Centers; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Harold J. Carlson worked at the highest level of | ||||||
| 6 | commercial real estate, specializing in retail properties of | ||||||
| 7 | all sizes and types; prior to his retirement in 1995, Mr. | ||||||
| 8 | Carlson was one of best known and most respected individuals in | ||||||
| 9 | the shopping center business; Mr. Carlson was a speaker and | ||||||
| 10 | teacher at conventions and seminars for shopping center | ||||||
| 11 | professionals around the world, earning him the title of "Dean | ||||||
| 12 | of Shopping Centers"; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Mr. Carlson retired at the end of 1995, at which | ||||||
| 14 | time he was President of D/K Carlson Associates, Inc., the | ||||||
| 15 | Retail Properties Group of Chicago-based Draper and Kramer | ||||||
| 16 | Inc.; he was also President of CARLSON REPORT, Inc., based in | ||||||
| 17 | Indianapolis, Indiana, a subscription newsletter targeting | ||||||
| 18 | shopping center managers and owners in North America, published | ||||||
| 19 | from 1981 through 2005; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Since 1954 his experience had been exclusively in | ||||||
| 21 | the field of commercial real estate with particular emphasis on | ||||||
| 22 | retail shopping centers of all sizes, character, and make-up | ||||||
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| 1 | throughout the United States and elsewhere; his activities | ||||||
| 2 | included appraisal and valuation assignments, consulting and | ||||||
| 3 | counseling, also litigation support and expert witness | ||||||
| 4 | activity on behalf of property owners, property managers, | ||||||
| 5 | retail tenants, local governmental agencies, and financial | ||||||
| 6 | institutions in various courts throughout the United States; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, During his years in real estate, he had been | ||||||
| 9 | employed by Baird & Warner, Randhurst Corporation, and his own | ||||||
| 10 | firm, Harold J. Carlson & Associates Inc., which was later | ||||||
| 11 | acquired by Draper and Kramer Inc.; he had a number of | ||||||
| 12 | professional designations and held many offices with the | ||||||
| 13 | International Council of Shopping Centers, The Appraisal | ||||||
| 14 | Institute, The Counselors of Real Estate, The Institute of Real | ||||||
| 15 | Estate Management, and various Chambers of Commerce; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, He wrote many articles for various publications | ||||||
| 17 | and was a frequent speaker at industry meetings and | ||||||
| 18 | conventions; he served in the Amphibious Branch of the United | ||||||
| 19 | States Navy during World War II as a Radioman in the Pacific | ||||||
| 20 | theater; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, He was the loving husband of Patricia; brother of | ||||||
| 22 | Violet (Edwin) Sitars; the devoted father of Marsha Harrington | ||||||
| 23 | and Reverend Michael (Holly) Carlson; the devoted stepfather of | ||||||
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| 1 | Cathy (Howard) Nycum, Greg (Kathie) Carpenter, Cynthia | ||||||
| 2 | (Gerhard) Torgussen, Carol Carpenter (John) Tacticus, and | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel (Michele) Carpenter; Mr. Carlson and his wife, Pat, | ||||||
| 4 | shared their love with 15 grandchildren and six | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandchildren (plus one on the way in July); therefore, | ||||||
| 6 | be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 9 | his family and friends, the passing of Harold J. Carlson; and | ||||||
| 10 | be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Harold J. Carlson as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 13 | sympathy.
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