SR1407 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Rev. Stanley G. Lane of Joliet, who passed away on December 30, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Lane was born in Yuma, Colorado to Lloyd J. and Nellie (nee Atkinson) Lane on August 20, 1925; he served as a Tech Artillery Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II in France and Germany; he married Betty Lou Voight on June 6, 1947; he graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Garrett Theological Seminary, and took chaplain training at the Topeka State Mental Hospital, while being a Methodist minister in Kingston, Scales Mound, and Elizabeth, and Williamsburg, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Lane served as Chaplain at the Illinois Youth Commission and the Reception and Diagnostic Center for Delinquent Boys in Joliet for 30 years; he was instrumental in starting the Community Services Center, the Senior Services Center, and the Big Brothers of Will County; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Lane served on numerous boards throughout Will County; he also volunteered at Saint Joseph Medical Center for over 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Lane was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Betty; his grandson, Jeremy L. Lane; his daughter-in-law, Mary Lane; and his parents; and

WHEREAS, Rev. Lane is survived by his children, Jerry (Jean Evans), Sydney (Catherine), David, and Linda (Stephen) Meister; his 11 grandchildren; and his 13 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Rev. Stanley G. Lane, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Rev. Lane as an expression of our deepest sympathy.