HR1468 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Major John Francis Lynn, United States Marine Corps, retired, of Marion, who passed away on October 10, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born March 8, 1952, in Chicago, the son of William Francis and Ruth Mary (Meier) Lynn; he was united in marriage to Patty Durall on May 29, 1976, in Marion, and together they shared the last 34 years; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Marine Corps for 3 years as an enlisted member, and 20 years as an officer, retiring as a major; he served as a tank officer in California and North Carolina and was a foreign area officer in Central and South America; he was a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale and, until his passing, served as assistant dean for Administration of the Southern Illinois University School of Law; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion; he was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and Pro Bono Counsel for Fisher House in Chicago; he was director of the Veterans' Legal Assistance Program at the Southern Illinois University School of Law and spent considerable time working on behalf of local veterans; he worked with Big Brothers of Georgia, and he was a supporter of the Special Olympics; in his spare time, he enjoyed the art of stained glass and molding lead miniatures; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, John Lynn is survived by his wife, Patty Lynn; his 2 daughters and one son-in-law, Rachel Lynn and Andrew Dunston, and Kathryn Lisbeth Lynn; his grandson, William Grady Dunston; his sister, Patricia Lynn and husband, Michael Webb; his 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael and Honey Lynn and David and Elaine Lynn; his mother-in-law, Colleen Norman; his father-in-law, Maurice Durall; several nieces and nephews; and other extended family and many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John Lynn; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Lynn as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.