SR0077 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas W. Holland, who passed away on February 19, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Thomas W. Holland was a 25-year-old Navy veteran when he joined his father, L.H. Holland, in the Holland and Holland law practice in 1951 in a historic building in downtown Wood River; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Holland had a reputation as a lawyer who did legal work for family estates in probate court; school districts and city officials recognized his knowledge of school and municipal law; he was hired as Wood River city attorney, lawyer for East Alton-Wood River High School, East Alton Elementary District, Wood River-Hartford Elementary District, and Lewis and Clark Community College; and

WHEREAS, He was a founding father of Lewis and Clark Community College and prepared all the legal documents to form the college; through his efforts before the Illinois Supreme Court the city of Wood River was able to obtain title to Belk Park, and he subsequently donated his legal services for the development of the Belk Park Golf Course; and

WHEREAS, He was a leader in the legal profession and active in the Wood River community, public library, his church, and many organizations; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Holland is survived by his wife, Mary Betty; his children, Christopher Holland, Robin Holland, and Susan and her husband, Bill, Florent; his stepsons and their wives, Raymond and Linda White, and David and Sue White; his grandchildren, Casey, Megan and Tom Florent; his stepgrandchildren, Jessica and her husband, Carlos, Ferreira, Jarrod, Jacob, Molly, Dylan and Sydney White; his stepgreat-granddaughter, Madeline Ferreira; his brother-in-law and his wife, Bob and Janet Tite; and his sisters-in-law, Kay Pollard, Marsha Tassinari and Nancy Shaw; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Thomas W. Holland; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Thomas W. Holland as a symbol of our sympathy.