SR0289 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Elon "Lon" Wilson Frampton Jr., who passed away on December 20, 2010 at the age of 86; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton was born to Elon Wilson Sr. and Anna (Callahan) Frampton in New York City, New York on July 27, 1924; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton married Priscilla Burhans in Alexandria, Virginia on August 16, 1958, and she passed away on June 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton began his science career at the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute in New York City; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton served in the U.S. Army during World War II, through which he was accepted into the Army Specialized Training Program; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton later joined the 78th Division HQ Special Troops Medical Detachment and served as a medic in the European Theater; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton's service included being present at the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Remagen; and

WHEREAS, After the war's conclusion, Lon Frampton worked in the laboratory at University College Hospital in London, England; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton's educational journey led him to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University, a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in bacteriology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton served on the faculty at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as a radiation biologist for ten years; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton later joined the faculty at Northern Illinois University in the Department of Biological Sciences; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton established R&F Laboratories with Dr. Lawrence Restaino, a laboratory specializing in food safety research and testing; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton loved golfing and baseball and was a lifelong fan of the Major League Baseball team the Athletics, from their original home in Philadelphia to their current home in Oakland; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton was a member of First United Methodist Church in DeKalb, the American Society for Microbiology, Sigma Xi, and the Radiation Research Society; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Frank; and

WHEREAS, Lon Frampton is survived by his son, Richard, and his daughter, Gail; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Elon "Lon" Wilson Frampton Jr. and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Elon Frampton as an expression of our deepest sympathy.