HR0749 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives learned with regret of the death of Raymond W. "Burrhead" Lamkin of Champaign on Saturday, October 22, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lamkin was born on March 23, 1918, in Hammond to Clyde E. and Lola M. Lecrone Lamkin; he married Irene E. Korsmeyer on July 24, 1955; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lamkin was a graduate of Bement High School; he was a drop forger at Clifford and Jacobs Company; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lamkin served in the United States Army during World War II in the European Theatre of Operation Normandy at the end of the war; he was a fifty year volunteer at the Danville Veteran's Center; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lamkin was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Champaign, where he was a former deacon on two occasions; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lamkin was a member of the Piatt Historical and Genealogical Society, the American Legion Post #24, the VFW Post #5520, the US Calvary Association, and the 106th Cavalry Regiment Association; he was a member and former state commander of the Amvets Post #3; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and two sisters; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Raymond W. "Burrhead" Lamkin has been deeply felt by many, especially his wife; his daughter, Patsy Ann Spinks; his grandchild; and his two sisters, Patricia Ford and Evelyn Pierce; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Raymond W. Lamkin, and we extend our sincerest 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 his family as an expression of our deepest sympathy for their loss.