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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Dr. Lambertus H. Princen of Peoria, who 
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passed away on October 26, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was born on August 31, 1930 
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in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; his parents were Herman H. 
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Princen and Engelina C. (Verhoeckx) Princen; he married Greet 
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Wiesen on July 14, 1955 in the Netherlands; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen earned his Ph.D. on July 4, 
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1955, and his Doctoral of Science in Chemistry on Jan. 26, 1959 
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from Utrecht University in the Netherlands; he was a 
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postdoctoral at USC from 1955 to 1958; he then returned to the 
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Netherlands to serve in the Dutch Army from 1959 to 1960; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In September of 1960, Dr. Lambertus Princen went 
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to Peoria for a two-year assignment at the USDA National Center 
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for Agricultural Utilization Research laboratory; deciding to 
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stay at the laboratory, he finished his 30-year career as the 
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center's director for seven years before retiring in 1990; he 
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then became editor-in-chief for the Journal of the American Oil 
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Chemists' Society (AOCS) for eight years; he authored 78 
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scientific publications and held three patents; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was the recipient of 
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numerous awards for his work, including two USDA Superior 
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Service Awards and an Award of Merit from the AOCS; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was a member of the American 
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Chemical Society for 46 years, where he served as chairman of 
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several committees; he also taught chemistry courses at Bradley 
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University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was a member of numerous 
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civic organizations; he was on the governing boards of the 
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Forest Park Foundation and Three Sisters Park; he was on the 
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boards of Lakeview Museum, the Sun Foundation, and the Audubon 
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Council of Illinois; he was elected to serve as president of 
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the Peoria Academy of Science, Peoria Audubon Society, and the 
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Peoria Orchid Society several times; he was also a member of 
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the Rotary Club of Peoria; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was an avid traveler, 
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visiting more than 40 countries and making video travelogues 
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which he showed at Audubon societies and nursing homes in 
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Chicago, Decatur, and Iowa, among others; he was an avid 
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musician and played many instruments, including the accordion, 
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piano, saxophone, clarinet, violin, and viola; he played for 31 
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years with the Peoria Pops Orchestra, for which he was also the 
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music librarian; he wrote many articles on bird sightings and 
 


 






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wrote a monthly column for Adventure Sports Outdoors magazine 
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for 11 years; he also organized the Peoria Christmas Bird 
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Counts and was the first to do a Spring Bird Count in Illinois; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen was preceded in death by his 
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parents and his brother, Henry; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Lambertus Princen is survived by his wife; his 
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son, Norman (Constance) Princen; his sister, Jeanne (Frans) 
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Bakermans; his brother, Herman (Marie-Justine) Princen; and 
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his sister-in-law, Andrea Princen; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Dr. Lambertus Princen; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Dr. Lambertus Princen as an 
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expression of our sympathy.