Full Text of SR0528 98th 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 Bruce Miller Macfarlane of Lake Forest, | 4 | | who passed away on July 15, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane was born on November 28, 1919 in | 6 | | Chicago to Alice and Wilbert E. Macfarlane; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane was a graduate of the Chicago | 8 | | Latin School and the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania; he | 9 | | graduated from Princeton University with the class of 1942; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Bruce Macfarlane joined the | 11 | | United States Navy during World War II; he served with pride as | 12 | | a Patrol Torpedo "PT" Boat Captain (Squadrons 14, 18, and 39) | 13 | | from 1942 to 1946; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane worked as a news anchor for WGN | 15 | | Radio and WGN-TV for more than 10 years; in 1958, he joined | 16 | | Bronson, Dennehy and Ulseth Insurance Company, which was | 17 | | subsequently acquired by the Fred S. James Agency; he remained | 18 | | in his position until 1984, when he entered real estate sales, | 19 | | where he remained until his retirement in 2001; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane served the City of Lake Forest |
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| 1 | | faithfully as head of the City Council's Caucus Committee and | 2 | | as a Ward Chairman, Alderman, and Mayor; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane was an avid athlete who | 4 | | particularly loved golf; he won the Onwentsia Club Championship | 5 | | in 1958 and 1983 and travelled to Eleuthera in the Bahamas, | 6 | | California, and Scotland to play golf with his friends; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Macfarlane was the beloved husband of 63 | 8 | | years to Barbara King Macfarlane; the loving father of David B. | 9 | | (Vicky) Macfarlane and the late Robert A. (Clarene) Macfarlane; | 10 | | the adored grandfather of Amanda and Robert B. Macfarlane and | 11 | | Julie (Rick) Macfarlane Hild; the great-grandfather of Bronwyn | 12 | | Macfarlane and Lily Anna Hild; and the brother of the late | 13 | | Frederic L. Macfarlane; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 16 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Bruce Miller | 17 | | Macfarlane; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Bruce Macfarlane as an expression of | 20 | | our sympathy.
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