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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Kenneth W. Larsen, who passed away on
4April 19, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen was born on January 17, 1937 in
6Waukegan; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen served his country as a member of
8the United States Army Reserve; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen attended the Illinois Institute of
10Technology; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen was the owner and operator of
12Larsen Marine Service, working side by side with 4 generations
13of family for over 50 years; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen was a member of the First United
15Methodist Church; he was also a lifetime member and past
16commodore of the Waukegan Yacht Club and served as Waukegan
17Harbor Master for 25 years; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen was an avid traveler and boater; he
19also enjoyed his winters in Florida with his family and

 

 

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1friends; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen was preceded in death by his wife
3of 50 years, Gail; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Kenneth Larsen is survived by a son, Douglas (Lori
5Ann) Larsen; 2 daughters, Kathy (Tom) Sivia and Lori (Sam)
6Grabarski; 6 grandchildren, Danielle (Nate) Daley, Kristina
7(David) Tisdale, William and Erin Sivia, and Katelyn and Sam
8Grabarski; 3 great-grandchildren, Leland and Heart Tisdale and
9Lux Daley; a brother, Jerry Larsen; and many nieces and
10nephews; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his
13family and friends, mourn the passing of Kenneth W. Larsen; and
14be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the family of Kenneth Larsen as an expression of
17our sympathy.