HR0876 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Geoffrey Christopher Michael Plampin on February 28, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Geoffrey Plampin was born on March 4, 1923, at the U.S. Army base in Fort McPherson, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Plampin started college at Georgia Tech, then joined the U.S. Army Air Force in the spring of 1941; after Officer's Candidate School, he became the second youngest lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force and rose to the rank of Captain before the end of the war; he served at various bases in the U.S. as well as in B29 squadrons in Morocco and Guam; and

WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Plampin transferred to the University of Chicago, where he converted to Catholicism and studied Medieval English History; he received his A.B. in 1957 and became editor of Official Publications and Dissertation Secretary for the University, successor to Kate Turabian; he edited over 14,000 dissertations during his career; in 1962, he became the Vice-Marshall of the University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Plampin married Barbara Eleanor Wykes in 1961; they welcomed two children, Christopher and John, and one grandson, Christopher Jan; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Plampin retired from the University in 1992; he served at various times on the boards of the Quadrangle Club, the Renaissance Society, and the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company; he performed in Faculty Revels, at Court Theatre, Rockefeller Chapel, Gilbert and Sullivan at Mandel Hall, the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, and other venues; he loved character roles; he also made industrial films, commercials, and blurbs for Channel 11; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Plampin and his wife left Hyde Park in 1988 and moved to Dune Acres, Indiana; he served as Dune Acres Police Commissioner and as Building Commissioner; there were many things he had a passion for: language; history; opera; classical music; ballet; the theatre; and especially cultural trips to Europe; New York, New York; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and San Francisco, California; he read in abundance, mainly thrillers, mysteries, biographies, and he enjoyed political and other news; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Plampin loved family and friends, always filling the formal dining table for Christmas and other holidays; he especially enjoyed the company of the younger Plampins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Geoffrey Christopher Michael Plampin, and we extend our deepest sympathy 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 Geoffrey Christopher Michael Plampin as an expression of our sincere condolences.