HR1182 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Wendell D. Lambert of Harrisburg, who passed away on December 19, 2005; and

WHEREAS, Wendell Lambert was born on January 6, 1942 in Harrisburg to the late Jimmie Lambert and Ludean (Hibbs) Lambert, who survives; on September 11, 1961, he married the former Sue Donovan; and

WHEREAS, Wendell Lambert was a 1960 graduate of Harrisburg Township High School; he attended Southern Illinois University and graduated from the Indiana School of Mortuary Science; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Lambert began his mortuary career at funeral homes in Robinson and Grayville, before returning to Harrisburg to work at Gibbons Funeral Home; he was later hired by Bert and Bob Gaskins to work at Gaskins Funeral Home, where he worked for over 26 years; and he founded Lambert Family Funeral Home in Harrisburg; and

WHEREAS, In 1972, at the age of 30, he was elected Saline County Coroner, a position he held for 24 years, being re-elected 5 times; and

WHEREAS, Wendell Lambert was also active in his community; he had been a Boy Scout leader, a longtime Republican precinct committeeman, an adjunct professor in the mortuary science department at Southern Illinois University, a past president of the Illinois Coroner's Association, a member of the Illinois Funeral Director's Association, and a member of the National Funeral Director's Association; he was also a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Harrisburg; and

WHEREAS, Even with all of his other many achievements, Mr. Lambert was the most proud of his family; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Wendell D. Lambert will be felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Sue; his sons, Todd (Nancy) Lambert and Jamie Lambert; his daughters, Kelli (Tom) Butler and Bridgett (Clinton) Wells; his sister, Patty Lambert; his brothers, Jimmie Dale Lambert and Larry Lambert; his grandchildren, Nicholas, Jillian, and Noah Lambert, Shea and Hanna Butler, and Jeremiah Wells; and a host of loving relatives, friends, and church members; he was preceded in death by his father and 5 grandchildren, Dylan, Ashton, Dakota, Donovan, and Addision Well; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with all who knew and loved him, the death of Wendell D. Lambert; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Wendell D. Lambert with our sincere condolences.