Full Text of SR0416 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Lynn Ryburn Laughlin, who passed away | 4 | | on July 11, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin was born to Ernest E. and Naomi | 6 | | (McFadin) Laughlin in Massillon, Ohio on June 24, 1942; he | 7 | | obtained a bachelor's degree in preaching, a master's degree | 8 | | in New Testament, and an honorary doctorate of divinity from | 9 | | Lincoln Christian College, now Lincoln Christian University, | 10 | | where he served on the Student Cabinet and played on the | 11 | | basketball team; he also earned a bachelor's degree from | 12 | | Millikin University and a master's degree from Illinois State | 13 | | University, both in physical education; he married Lois Evelyn | 14 | | Whitlatch at Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln on | 15 | | June 1, 1979, and they enjoyed 44 years of love and | 16 | | partnership; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin devoted 56 years of his life in | 18 | | service to Lincoln Christian University, serving in the roles | 19 | | of basketball coach, athletic director, professor of the New | 20 | | Testament and physical education, director of student | 21 | | services, dean of men, director of recruitment, vice president | 22 | | of student development, vice president of alumni services, and | 23 | | special assistant to the president; he also served as a |
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| 1 | | minister, guest preaching and officiating at hundreds of | 2 | | baptisms, weddings, and funerals; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin was a long-time leader in Rotary | 4 | | International and a multi-term president of the Rotary Club of | 5 | | Lincoln; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2017, Lynn Laughlin was honored as the only | 7 | | member of faculty or staff to serve over a half century at | 8 | | Lincoln Christian University; in addition, he was a Lincoln | 9 | | Christian University Hall of Fame inductee; he was also a | 10 | | recipient of the Paul Harris Award, the Rotary Club's highest | 11 | | honor; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin was a man of integrity and humility | 13 | | with an ageless energy, an easy smile, and a full-throated | 14 | | laugh, in addition to an abiding devotion to St. Louis | 15 | | Cardinals baseball; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin will be remembered as an | 17 | | irreplaceable coach, mentor, colleague, uncle, brother, | 18 | | father, husband, and friend; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin was preceded in death by his | 20 | | parents and his brother, Kirby; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Laughlin is survived by wife; his brother, | 2 | | David (Jeanie) Laughlin; his sons, Stephen (Jeannie) Laughlin | 3 | | and Marty Laughlin; his daughters, Melissa (Kevin) Fry, Tasha | 4 | | (Kevin) Palzkill, and Sarah Laughlin; his grandchildren, | 5 | | Colin, Kendra, Tori, Allie, Josie, Jackson, and Rilee; and a | 6 | | great-grandchild; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 9 | | Lynn RyBurn Laughlin and extend our sincere
condolences to his | 10 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
him; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 13 | | presented to the family of Lynn Laughlin as an expression of
| 14 | | our deepest sympathy.
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