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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Major 
4John Francis Lynn, United States Marine Corps, retired, of 
5Marion, who passed away on October 10, 2010; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, He was born March 8, 1952, in Chicago, the son of 
7William Francis and Ruth Mary (Meier) Lynn; he was united in 
8marriage to Patty Durall on May 29, 1976, in Marion, and 
9together they shared the last 34 years; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, He served in the United States Marine Corps for 3 
11years as an enlisted member, and 20 years as an officer, 
12retiring as a major; he served as a tank officer in California 
13and North Carolina and was a foreign area officer in Central 
14and South America; he was a graduate of Southern Illinois 
15University School of Law in Carbondale and, until his passing, 
16served as assistant dean for Administration of the Southern 
17Illinois University School of Law; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in 
19Marion; he was a member of the Illinois State Bar Association 
20and Pro Bono Counsel for Fisher House in Chicago; he was 
21director of the Veterans' Legal Assistance Program at the 
22Southern Illinois University School of Law and spent 
 
 
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1considerable time working on behalf of local veterans; he 
2worked with Big Brothers of Georgia, and he was a supporter of 
3the Special Olympics; in his spare time, he enjoyed the art of 
4stained glass and molding lead miniatures; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, John Lynn is survived by his wife, Patty Lynn; his 
72 daughters and one son-in-law, Rachel Lynn and Andrew Dunston, 
8and Kathryn Lisbeth Lynn; his grandson, William Grady Dunston; 
9his sister, Patricia Lynn and husband, Michael Webb; his 2 
10brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael and Honey Lynn and David 
11and Elaine Lynn; his mother-in-law, Colleen Norman; his 
12father-in-law, Maurice Durall; several nieces and nephews; and 
13other extended family and many friends; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
15NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
16mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John 
17Lynn; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of John Lynn as a symbol of our sincere 
20sympathy.