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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Lars Hoffman, a political and civic "prince" who 
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served as the Village of Godfrey's first mayor and taught 
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thousands of students at Lewis and Clark Community College, 
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died on October 23, 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born December 2, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa 
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to Gene L. and Ruth (Hillis) Hoffman, and married the former 
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Judy G. Callender on May 12, 1984 in Alton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was elected mayor of Godfrey in 1991 and served 
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for two terms; he was a school board member for the Brussels 
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Public School District; he was a state representative candidate 
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in 1978; he was awarded the Citizen of the Year in 2003 by 
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Pride Inc.; and he was a past recipient of the Elijah P. 
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Lovejoy Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received numerous awards for excellence in 
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teaching during his 35-year teaching career; he was a professor 
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at Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC) in Godfrey for 30 
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years, a visiting professor at Principia College,  and an 
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adjunct professor at McKendree College; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He  helped implement Model Illinois Government at 
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LCCC, where college students from across the State debate and 
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play out the roles of Illinois Senate and House members; he 
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also produced and hosted a weekly show, "Metro Talk," at LCCC 
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for Charter Cable that informed the community about local 
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issues; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received a bachelor of arts degree from 
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Grinnell College; he attended the School of International 
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Service at American University in Washington, D.C. and later 
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attended the University of Iowa, where he received a master of 
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arts and a Ph.D in American history and political philosophy; 
 


 






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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was active in many organizations and projects 
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throughout the community, including the Alton-Godfrey Rotary 
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Club; 100 Black Men of Alton; Alton Museum of History and Art; 
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Growth Association of Southwestern Illinois; and End of Life 
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Coalition and Pride; and he was a member and Sunday school 
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teacher at Sixth Church of Christ Scientist in St. Louis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father, Gene L. 
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Hoffman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The passing of Lars Hoffman will be felt by all 
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who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Judy; his mother,   
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Ruth Hoffman; his daughter and son-in-law, Alexandra and 
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Charles Gottdiener; his son and daughter-in-law, Shayler and 
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Cara Hoffman; his stepson and his wife, Clayton and Debra 
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Marquis; his stepdaughter and her husband, Stacia and Lee 
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Ebrey; his grandchildren, Benjamin and Sophia Gottdiener, 
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Cecelia and Stockton Hoffman, Jeremy and Matthew Myers, Alyson 
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Ebrey, and Drew and Turner Marquis; his two brothers and 
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sisters-in-law, Lynn and Karen Hoffman and Robert "Buzz" and 
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Sandy  Hoffman; and other extended family, colleagues and many 
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friends; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Lars Hoffman and extend our sincerest condolences to his 
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family, friends and community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Lars Hoffman as an expression of our 
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deepest sympathy.