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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
3learn of the death of
Howard Rosset Conant Sr.; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. was born in Chicago in 1924; he 
5was a graduate of Von Steuben High School; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. served his country with pride 
7and distinction as a Japanese interpreter in the United States 
8Army from 1943 to 1946 before earning his bachelor's degree 
9from the Wharton School of Business at the University of 
10Pennsylvania; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. founded Interstate Steel 
12Company, a steel service center, in Des Plaines in 1946 while 
13he was still a university student; he also served as president 
14of the Elliott Paint Company; when Elliott was acquired by the 
15Valspar Corporation, he became a director at Valspar; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. was an avid tennis player, 
17continuing to play singles and doubles tournaments until he was 
1885; in 2009 and 2010, he was a ranked #1 in singles by the 
19Chicago District Tennis Association in the 80 and over 
20division; he also loved books and his classes at Northwestern 
21University's Learning in Retirement Program; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. was a director of Facets 
2Multimedia for over 30 years; he was also a founding member in 
3the Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace and an active 
4peace advocate throughout his life; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. was preceded in death by his 
6parents and his sister, Doris Lawson; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Howard Conant Sr. is survived by his children, 
8Alison Conant (Rick Frank), Howard Jr. (Pam Rahmann) and 
9Meredith George, and his grandchildren, Sarah and Andy Frank, 
10Rachel and Sophie Conant, and Madelyn, Monica, and Mason 
11George; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
13ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
14his family and friends, the passing of Howard Rosset Conant 
15Sr.; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to the family of Howard Conant Sr. as an expression 
18of our sympathy.