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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  L. John Lee; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, L. John Lee grew up on a farm near Paxton and was 
5a farmer by trade; he also worked as a broom-maker at the 
6France Broom Company in Paxton; in 1961, he left that job to 
7begin a long career as a real estate and insurance agent; in 
81983, he sold his insurance business and purchased a 180-acre 
9grain farm and hog operation in Hardin County, where he served 
10as a director on the Pope/Hardin County Agricultural 
11Stabilization and Conservation Service and Farm Bureau Boards; 
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13    WHEREAS, L. John Lee was elected to serve as a Paxton City 
14Alderman in 1965; 1969, he was elected to the first of his 2 
15terms as Mayor of Paxton; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, During L. John Lee's tenure as Mayor, the City of 
17Paxton gained over 200 manufacturing jobs through the arrival 
18of the Baltimore Aircoil Company next to Interstate 57; and

  
 
19    WHEREAS, L. John Lee is survived by his daughter, Angie 
20Lee; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
3family and friends, mourn the passing of L. John Lee; and be it 
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5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to the family of L. John Lee as an expression of our 
7sympathy.