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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with great sadness of the death of Trevor Lehmann of
4 Wheeling on Thursday, January 13, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Lehmann served two terms as a Wheeling
6 trustee, and was known to be a pro-business politician who
7 brought new business and development to the village; he
8 co-owned a Century 21 real estate office in Wheeling and was
9 elected to the Village Board in 1997; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Lehmann is perhaps best known for establishing
11 Friendship Park on the village's east side; when village plans
12 for the park became bogged down in political infighting, Mr.
13 Lehmann paid an architect to design the park; on May 18, the
14 village renamed a fountain in the park after him; and
 
15     WHEREAS, After he learned last January that he had
16 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal neurological disorder
17 known as Lou Gehrig's disease, Mr. Lehmann brought that same
18 energy and persistence that he exhibited as a trustee to
19 battling ALS; he faced his disease with unflappable calm and
20 humor, and in July, the Skokie-based Les Turner ALS Foundation
21 awarded Mr. Lehmann and his wife, Jen Lehmann, its
22 Humanitarians of the Year Award; and
 
23     WHEREAS, The passing of Trevor Lehmann has been deeply felt
24 by many, especially his wife, Jen; his mother, Marcia; and his
25 sister, Emilie Reynolds; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Trevor Lehmann, a man who will be remembered as an effective
29 business and community leader who really cared about his
30 community, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family,

 

 

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1 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to his family as an expression of our sincere
4 condolences.