Full Text of SR0498 095th General Assembly
SR0498 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Paul F. Hoffman, who passed away on | 4 |
| December 13, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was a veteran of World War II; as a | 6 |
| member of the Army Air Corps, he served as a B-24 bomber | 7 |
| captain, leading his crew through 50 combat missions; and
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| WHEREAS, After World War II, Paul Hoffman attended Iowa | 9 |
| State University, earning his undergraduate degree in | 10 |
| forestry; he was awarded the first doctoral degree in plant | 11 |
| pathology in Iowa State's history; while attending college, he | 12 |
| met his future wife, Jane, whom he married in 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was dedicated to the cause of plant | 14 |
| health; he served as president of Michigan Chemical; after | 15 |
| moving his family to Barrington, he joined Velsicol Chemical in | 16 |
| Chicago, becoming the company's chairman; he served as a board | 17 |
| member of Citizens for Conservation in Barrington for 10 years | 18 |
| and served as the organization's president; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was an active member in his | 20 |
| community; he served on the Barrington Plan Commission and the | 21 |
| Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals; he was also an active |
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| supporter of the Boy Scouts, taking Scouts on various trips and | 2 |
| procuring land in Woodstock to be used as a camp; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was well known for his love of the | 4 |
| outdoors; he especially enjoyed taking his family to their | 5 |
| property in the Ozark Mountains, working in his yard, and | 6 |
| cutting and pruning his trees; and
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| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was preceded in death by his wife, | 8 |
| Jane; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman is survived by his children, Betsy | 10 |
| Rubak, Mark (Maureen) Hoffman, Lynn (Calvin), and Marcy (Kris) | 11 |
| Ludington; and his eight grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Paul Hoffman; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Paul Hoffman as an expression of our | 18 |
| sympathy.
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