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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Mayor "Mike" Lachman, who passed away on |
4 | | May 28, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Lachman was a U.S. Army veteran, proudly |
6 | | serving during World War II; he participated in the D-Day |
7 | | invasion in the signal corp and finished his duty in the |
8 | | Pacific Theater; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning home after his service had ended, |
10 | | Mayor Lachman and his brother, Harry, founded Laco Press |
11 | | Printing Co., which they operated for 35 years; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Lachman always had the entrepreneurial |
13 | | spirit and liked to develop and invest in many new products, |
14 | | even attempting to invent a few himself; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, During his retirement, Mayor Lachman traveled the |
16 | | world and returned to Normandy Beach to commemorate the 50th |
17 | | anniversary of the D-Day invasion; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Lachman was the devoted father of Richard |
19 | | (Diane) and Cary (Martha); "Zayde" to Cara (Josh) Benjamin, |
20 | | Rebecca, Ben, Elsa, and Alexandra Rosman; the proud |