HR1260 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Clifford Lohs of Elgin, who passed away on May 10, 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Elgin; he started his photography career with a 39-cent Univex camera and 10-cent film rolls as a member of Elgin High School's camera club; and

WHEREAS, After graduation, he was hired by the Courier-News in Elgin as an errand boy and was shooting photos for the newspaper a year later; when he retired from the newspaper 45 years later, it ran a 4-page spread of his most memorable work, which included photos of the warship on the Fox; the tower of the Elgin National Watch Company toppling in 1966; floods, snowstorms, and devastating fires across the area; and various visiting celebrities and politicians; and

WHEREAS, Also among his memorable photos was one taken at the liberation of the concentration camp near Dachau, Germany, during World War II; he spent 3 years away from the newspaper during the war, serving in the Air Force and later as regimental photographer with the 22nd Infantry of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division; and

WHEREAS, Clippings from old Courier-News articles recall his election as commodore of the Lake Geneva Sailing Club in Elgin in 1963 and his receipt of the Pioneer Medal award from the Pioneer Memorial Foundation of Illinois in 1983; they also note his vacation home in Door County, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, He and his wife, Peggy, were married 65 years and had 3 children: Gary Lohs, Janet Lohs, and David Lohs; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Clifford Lohs; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Clifford Lohs as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.