SR0755 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of L. Milton McClure of Springfield, who passed away on July 12, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Milton McClure was born in Chicago to Lloyd Milton and Margaret Steadman McClure on August 23, 1941; he graduated from Beardstown High School in 1959, from the University of Illinois with a degree in accountancy, and from the University of Illinois College of Law; he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and was named a Significant Sig in 2012; and

WHEREAS, Milton McClure worked as a CPA for the Arthur Anderson Accounting Firm in Chicago before he was called into service in the U.S. Army; he served in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star; he then returned to Beardstown, where he joined the family law firm and practiced law for 45 years, retiring in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Milton McClure was a member of Cass Lodge #23 A.F. & A.M. in Beardstown, serving as Master of the Lodge in 1983, the ANSAR Shrine, serving as Potentate in 2000, and the Royal Order of Jesters; he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Beardstown and an associate member of the First United Methodist Church in Springfield; he was a certified lay speaker for the United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, Milton McClure was preceded in death by his parents and his son, L. Matthew McClure; and

WHEREAS, Milton McClure is survived by his wife of 42 years, Suzanne (Monts) McClure; his children, Merredith (Alan) Dodds, Lloyd M. "Trey" (Dhey) McClure, and Kelly (Eric) Grady; his grandchildren, Benjamin Dodds, Caroline Dodds, and Carlee and Camryn Grady; his brother, George S. (Wyllia) McClure; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of L. Milton McClure 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 Milton McClure as an expression of our deepest sympathy.