SR0058 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Paul C. Hendren of Champaign, who passed away on January 11, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Paul Hendren was born at Fort Riley, Kansas to Dr. William Paul and Nancy Grosboll Hendren on September 28, 1942; his family settled in Carthage in 1952; he graduated from the University of Illinois in 1964 with honors in sociology, where he was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and was business manager of the Illio yearbook; he graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law in 1967, where he wrote for the Law Review and was named to the Order of the Coif honorary; he served four years in the United States Army JAG Corps, which included service in Vietnam; he married Suzanne Backs in Belvidere on June 13, 1965; and

WHEREAS, Paul Hendren joined the law firm of Williamson & Miller (now Miller & Hendren) in Champaign; he served as attorney for several villages in the area; and

WHEREAS, Paul Hendren was a past President of the Champaign County Bar Association and was named a Pillar of the Bar in 2015; he served many years as a hearing officer for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission; and

WHEREAS, Paul Hendren was active in the Champaign Lions Club and at St. John Lutheran Church; and

WHEREAS, Paul Hendren is survived by his wife, Suzanne; his son, Matthew (Leslie) Hendren; his daughter, Anne Hendren; his grandson, Damyan Shepherd; and his sister, Jane (Bruce) Leathem; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Paul C. Hendren, 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 Paul Hendren as an expression of our deepest sympathy.