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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to learn of the death of Leonard E.
 4    Van Camp of Edwardsville on May 27, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Van Camp was born in  Wichita,  Kansas;   he
 6    taught  at  the  junior  high and high school level in Kansas
 7    City and at Luther College in  Decorah, Iowa; and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Van  Camp  spent  much  of  his  educational
 9    career  at  Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE);
10    he joined the music faculty in 1963 and served as director of
11    choral activities for the  next  36  years;  his  choirs  and
12    orchestra at SIUE performed five oratorios he translated from
13    German to English; and

14        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Van  Camp  was  known internationally as a
15    choral music expert; and

16        WHEREAS, Mr. Van Camp's teaching career spanned more than
17    45 years, during which time he taught thousands of  students;
18    he  wrote  numerous  articles  that  appeared  in  U.S. music
19    publications and in the World Book Encyclopedia; and

20        WHEREAS, Mr. Van Camp edited  the  music  of  nearly  150
21    composers  or  editions, including works of Bach, Brahms, and
22    Schubert; and

23        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Van  Camp's  research  interests  included
24    editing early American  choral  music,  especially  works  by
25    William Billings, America's first important  composer; and

26        WHEREAS,   In   addition   to  teaching,  lecturing,  and
27    conducting,  he  often  appeared  as  a   baritone   soloist,
28    including  recitals and performances with the Kansas City and
29    Indianapolis symphony orchestras; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS,  His  passing  will  be  deeply  felt  by  many,
 2    especially his wife, Marlene Van Camp; his brother, Duane Van
 3    Camp; his sister, Marjory Gloe; his two sons, Douglas L.  Van
 4    Camp and  Brian David Van Camp; his daughter, Cherie  Marlene
 5    Van Camp; and two grandchildren; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 7    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
 8    Leonard E. Van Camp along with all who knew and loved him and
 9    extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
10    be it further

11        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
12    presented  to  the  family  of  Leonard  E.  Van  Camp  as an
13    expression of our deepest sympathy.