Full Text of SR0010 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Leslie H. Kenyon of East Peoria, who | 4 | | passed away on January 14, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born October 13, 1922, in Peoria to Camilla | 6 | | Myers and Fred Kenyon; he married Theo Jean Ahrends on October | 7 | | 23, 1954, in Peoria; he was a graduate of Peoria High School | 8 | | and the University of Michigan, where he earned his degree in | 9 | | architecture; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During World War II he served in the United States | 11 | | Army, first in a camouflage unit, and following engineering | 12 | | training at State College, Pennsylvania, he was stationed in | 13 | | Hawaii; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As past president of the Central Illinois | 15 | | Landmarks Foundation, he worked to save Peoria's heritage, | 16 | | starting with the restoration of the Grand Army of the Republic | 17 | | Hall on Hamilton Boulevard; as president of Peoria City | 18 | | Beautiful in the 1960s, he led the petition drives to create | 19 | | the plaza for the new Peoria County Courthouse, instead of a | 20 | | parking lot, and also brought national speakers to talk on | 21 | | preservation; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As an architect, he restored the Peoria City Hall, | 2 | | but also designed buildings, including Peoria Players Theatre | 3 | | and the Constance Hall addition at Bradley University; in | 4 | | Eureka, he restored the original Eureka College Chapel attended | 5 | | by students in the 19th century; in addition to historic | 6 | | preservation, his firm also has designed schools in the region, | 7 | | churches, commercial businesses, and other structures; the | 8 | | firm will continue under the Kenyon name; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Leslie Kenyon is survived by his wife, Theo; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | his family and friends, the passing of Leslie Kenyon; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Leslie Kenyon as a symbol of our | 17 | | sincere sympathy.
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