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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Louis E. "Louie" Lyons of Pontiac, who 
4passed away on March 10, 2019; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louie Lyons was born in Pontiac to Edward and 
6Theresa McCarthy Lyons on September 26, 1931; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Louie Lyons began his career in insurance sales in 
81954; he opened his own agency in 1962; he was elected as the 
9Pontiac Township Supervisor in 1969, a position he held for 48 
10years until his retirement in 2017; he became a real estate 
11broker in 1973 and opened Louis Lyons Realty in 1978; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Louie Lyons was active in many organizations; he 
13was a member of the Livingston County Board from 1969 until 
141978, serving as the board chairman the last two years; he 
15helped organize the Livingston County Board of Realtors in 1979 
16and served as president in 1983; he was a member of the 
17Humiston Trust Board, serving as chairman since 2006; he was 
18named Realtor of the Year in 1983, Pontiac Businessman of the 
19Year in 2010, and Citizen of the Year in 2004; he was a 
20Mid-Central Community Action member and received the Community 
21Services Award in 2002; he was a member of St. Mary's Catholic 
22Church and the Pontiac Elks Club for over 60 years; he enjoyed 
 
 
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1spending summers fishing for crappie on White Lake in Michigan; 
2he and Kay were often seen "summer driving" in his 1971 Buick 
3Skylark convertible on the Pontiac square and at Dairy Queen; 
4and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louie Lyons was preceded in death by his parents 
6and his brother, Gene Lyons; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Louie Lyons is survived by his wife of 65 years, 
8Kay; his sons, Lon (Robin) Lyons, Larry (Maureen) Lyons, and 
9Jim (Cindy) Lyons; his brothers, Owen (Patricia) Lyons and 
10Harold "Pink" Lyons; his sisters, Frances Russow and Kathleen 
11Rathbun; and his grandchildren, Matt (LB) Lyons, Kristin Lyons, 
12Jamie (Robert) Langworthy, Jared Lyons, Kelsey Lyons, and Tyler 
13Lyons; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
16Louis E. "Louie" Lyons and extend our sincere condolences to 
17his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the family of Louie Lyons as an expression of our 
21deepest sympathy.