SR0918 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of F.D. "Lee" Conlon of Williams Bay, Wisconsin, who passed away on October 22, 2008; and

WHEREAS, F.D. Conlon was born on May 17, 1921 in Chicago; in 1949, he married Betty Klima; together, they raised their family in Park Forest; and

WHEREAS, F.D. Conlon served with the Cook County Highway Department for 11 years, retiring in 1987; he was also a former Chicago advertising salesman and served as a Rich Township Democratic committeeman from 1982 until 1987; and

WHEREAS, After his retirement, F.D. Conlon and his wife traveled extensively to locations in Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Fiji Islands, Canada, and Hawaii; he also developed his talent as a painter of wildlife and landscapes in the Lake Geneva area where he and his wife lived; and

WHEREAS, F.D. Conlon was an intense reader who would put together packages of clippings and copies of stories involving politics, current events, literature, and the arts that might interest his children; and

WHEREAS, F.D. Conlon is survived by his wife; his daughters; Patricia Grosso and Cathy Conlon; his sons, Kevin, Michael, and Thomas; and his 10 grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of F.D. "Lee" Conlon; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of F.D. Conlon as an expression of our sympathy.