Full Text of HR1403 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Russell | 4 | | Edward Christian of Grayslake, who passed away on August 8, | 5 | | 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian was born in Waukegan on | 7 | | September 5, 1928; his parents were Stanley and Hazel (nee | 8 | | Kapheim) Christian; he married Shirley Oilschlager on February | 9 | | 27, 1965, in Lindenhurst; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian graduated from Waukegan High | 11 | | School in 1946; he served his country with pride and | 12 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army's 11th | 13 | | Airborne Division; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian served as an accounting | 15 | | supervisor with the Frank G. Hough Company/International | 16 | | Harvester/Dresser Industries in Libertyville for many years | 17 | | until his retirement in 1987; in 1989, he was elected to the | 18 | | position of Avon Township supervisor, serving the residents of | 19 | | the Round Lake communities, Hainesville, Grayslake, Third Lake | 20 | | and surrounding unincorporated areas; he served in that | 21 | | position until April of 2006; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian was a charter member of the VFW | 2 | | Ron Hill Memorial Post 2245; he served on the Grayslake High | 3 | | School Board of Education and served as a Grayslake Village | 4 | | trustee for 12 years; he served as executive director of the | 5 | | Grayslake Chamber of Commerce and was a founding member and | 6 | | chairman of the Grayslake Economic Development Commission; he | 7 | | was active in the Grayslake Lions Club, the Military Order of | 8 | | the Cooties Pup Tent IL081, the American Legion Post 0659, and | 9 | | the St. Therese Janssen Foundation Board of Directors; he was | 10 | | also a charter member of the Grayslake Kiwanis Club and a | 11 | | member of Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian is fondly remembered by many in | 13 | | the Round Lake and Grayslake areas as "Santa", a role that gave | 14 | | him much pleasure; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian was preceded in death by his | 16 | | parents; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and | 17 | | Rosella Oilschlager; his brother, Richard Christian; and his | 18 | | grandson, Grant Russell Christian; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Russell Christian is survived by his loving wife | 20 | | of 45 years, Shirley; his children, Karen (Kirk Smith) | 21 | | Christian Smith, John (Shelly) Christian, and Patti Gail (Jack | 22 | | Wells) Byers; his grandchildren, Lucas and Alec Christian, | 23 | | Benjamin and Molly Smith, Michael (Lisa) Lessard, and Joshua |
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| 1 | | (Freddie) Johnson; and his 2 great-grandchildren; therefore, | 2 | | be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 6 | | Russell Edward Christian; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Russell Christian as an expression | 9 | | of our sympathy.
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