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                                     LRB093 10690 HSS 11050 r

 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn of the death of Leland R.
 4    "Shorty" Parr of Carlinville on Wednesday, January 29,  2002;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS, Mr. Parr was born January 8, 1929 in Taylorville
 7    to  Roy and Mae Corzine Parr; he married Alice Kendall on May
 8    5, 1950 in Brunswick, Maine; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Parr graduated in 1947 from Taylorville High
10    School; he was a U.S. Navy veteran; and

11        WHEREAS, Mr. Parr was a former  operator  of  Carlinville
12    Dairy  Queen,  head  of  maintenance  at  the  USDA office in
13    Carlinville and also the Illinois Drivers Examination Station
14    in Carlinville, and a former Carlinville city treasurer; and

15        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Parr  was  active  in  several   community
16    organizations;  he was past president of Pana and Carlinville
17    Lions Clubs, a recipient of the  Lions  Melvin  Jones  Fellow
18    Award, and a 40 year member of the Carlinville Football Chain
19    Gang; and

20        WHEREAS, The passing of Leland Parr has been deeply felt,
21    especially  by  his  wife,  Alice;  his  son, Steve Parr; his
22    several cousins; and his many friends; therefore, be it

23        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
24    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
25    of  Leland  R.  "Shorty"  Parr  and   offer   our   sincerest
26    condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

27        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
28    presented to the family of Leland R. Parr  with  our  deepest
29    sympathy.