SR0177 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Alfred William Wilson, Jr. of North Chicago, who passed away on January 8, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Wilson, Jr. was born in Waukegan on November 17, 1934 to Alfred W., Sr. and Edna (nee White) Wilson; he served in the United States Air Force as an Aircraft Mechanic during the Korean War, receiving an Honorable Discharge; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Wilson, Jr. retired from Abbott Laboratories in 1983; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Wilson, Jr. participated in the Saturday Nite Live Bowling League and the North Shore Duffers (Golf) Club; he was a North Chicago Board of Education District 64 member, the first President of the North Chicago Boys' Baseball Organization, President of the North Chicago Rotary Club from 1976 to 1977, a United Way Board of Directors member from 1976 to 1981, and a member of the Heart Association of Lake County in 1975; and

WHEREAS, Alfred Wilson, Jr. is survived by his wife of 58 years, Loretta; his children, Dianna (Herman) Parker, Alfred (Kathy) W. Wilson, IV, Cynthia Wilson, and Laon Wilson; his mother, Edna Schroeder; his 4 siblings; his 7 grandchildren; his 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Alfred William Wilson, Jr., 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 Alfred Wilson, Jr. as an expression of our deepest sympathy.