Full Text of SR0648 98th General Assembly
SR0648 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SR0648 | | LRB098 12907 GRL 49239 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Linscott R. Hanson of Green Oaks, who | 4 | | passed away on July 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson was born on October 4, 1937 in | 6 | | Evanston; he received both his undergraduate degree and law | 7 | | degree from the University of Michigan; he was a former | 8 | | resident of Glenview, Mundelein, and Barrington; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson was a senior partner with the firm | 10 | | DiMonte & Lizak, LLC in Park Ridge, practicing in the areas of | 11 | | corporate law and estate planning for over 50 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson was active in his field outside of his | 13 | | position with DiMonte & Lizak; he was a 20-year member and | 14 | | former Chairman of the Secretary of State's Business Laws | 15 | | Advisory Committee and he chaired the Committee on Shareholders | 16 | | Alternative Remedies as well as the Illinois Bar Association's | 17 | | Section on Business Advice and Financial Planning; he published | 18 | | books on corporation law and limited liability companies, and | 19 | | was a frequent lecturer and author on family owned business, | 20 | | estate planning, and related topics; he co-authored the | 21 | | Business Corporation Act of 1983 and the Limited Liability | 22 | | Company Act, and penned the law concerning pet trusts in |
| | | SR0648 | - 2 - | LRB098 12907 GRL 49239 r |
|
| 1 | | Illinois; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson served the people of the State of | 3 | | Illinois through his advocacy, scholarship, and leadership as | 4 | | part of the original Secretary of State's Business Corporation | 5 | | Act Advisory Committee, later known as the Secretary of State's | 6 | | Business Acts Advisory Committee, which re-shaped and | 7 | | modernized the business entity laws in this State; during his | 8 | | tenure on the Committee, the Business Corporation Act and | 9 | | Not-For-Profit Corporation Act were re-written, the Limited | 10 | | Liability Company Act was created, and numerous statutes were | 11 | | amended or enacted; he served on the Committee for over 20 | 12 | | years, including several years as Chairman of the Committee; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson was a member of the Glenview New | 15 | | Church, and was a proud brother and member of the Delta Kappa | 16 | | Epsilon Fraternity "DKE"; he was a former president and board | 17 | | member of the International Rampant Lion Foundation; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lin Hanson is survived by his wife, Mary Cate | 19 | | Hanson, and his son, Linscott "Scott" Hanson II; therefore, be | 20 | | it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| | | SR0648 | - 3 - | LRB098 12907 GRL 49239 r |
|
| 1 | | Linscott R. Hanson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 2 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Linscott R. Hanson as an expression | 6 | | of our deepest sympathy.
|
|