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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Alan L.
4"Al" Larson, the former and longest-serving Mayor of the
5Village of Schaumburg, who passed away on March 19, 2024; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Al Larson was born to a Chicagoan mother and
7Swedish immigrant father on October 21, 1938; he was an Eagle
8Scout; he graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High School in
91956; he and his wife, Nancy, moved to Schaumburg in 1969,
10where they raised their five children; he earned an Associate
11of Science from William Rainey Harper College in Palatine in
121972; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Al Larson was a dedicated servant to the Village
14of Schaumburg for more than 45 years; he became involved in
15politics in the early 1970s; he was appointed chair of the
16Schaumburg Environmental Committee and as a member of the
17Zoning Board of Appeals by then-Mayor Bob Atcher in 1974; he
18served as a trustee on the Village Board from 1975 to 1987,
19working alongside Mayors Ray Kessell and Herb Aigner to
20establish and implement village policy; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Al Larson served as Mayor of the Village of
22Schaumburg for eight terms from 1987 to 2019; for over three

 

 

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1decades, he dedicated himself to serving the residents of
2Schaumburg, priding himself on being highly accessible and
3responsive to their needs; he was actively engaged in the
4community and focused on improving the quality of life for
5those that lived, worked, and conducted business in the
6village; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Al Larson was ardently dedicated to the arts, and
8this dedication was recognized when the Schaumburg Prairie
9Center was renamed in his honor as the Al Larson Prairie Center
10for the Arts in 2017; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Al Larson was a naturalist, and he had a lifelong
12love and appreciation of nature; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Al Larson will be remembered as a visionary
14leader whose guidance and service made a lasting, positive
15impact on the Village of Schaumburg; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Al Larson is survived by his wife of 60 years; his
17children and their spouses, Michael, Catherine, Elizabeth,
18David, and Jennifer; 12 grandchildren; and his sister, Lorna;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we mourn the passing of Alan L. "Al" Larson, the former and
2longest-serving Mayor of the Village of Schaumburg, and extend
3our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
4knew and loved him; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Al Larson as an expression of our
7deepest sympathy.