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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of F. James "Jim" Lumber of Round Lake, who |
4 | | passed away on December 2, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber was born to Frank "Bud" and Evelyn |
6 | | (nee Amann) Lumber on January 6, 1935 in Ingleside; he |
7 | | graduated from Grant Community High School; he earned his |
8 | | Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English Literature from |
9 | | Marquette University and his Juris Doctor from the University |
10 | | of Michigan; he married Barbara on May 1, 1965; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber began his career teaching and |
12 | | coaching at Grant Community High School; he maintained a law |
13 | | practice throughout his life, representing school districts |
14 | | and townships; he represented the Greater Round Lake Fire |
15 | | Protection District for 45 years and the First Fire Protection |
16 | | District of Antioch; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber was elected in 1967 to the first |
18 | | Board of Trustees for the College of Lake County and he was the |
19 | | first board Chairman; he served on the board for 35 years, |
20 | | including several terms as President; in August 2003, the |
21 | | College of Lake County rededicated the performing arts wing at |
22 | | the Grayslake Campus as the James Lumber Center for the |
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1 | | Performing Arts; and
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2 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber served as Mayor of Round Lake for 3 |
3 | | terms from 1993 until 2001; his accomplishments included the |
4 | | redevelopment of and improvements to the downtown central |
5 | | business district that included Veterans Memorial Park, the new |
6 | | Village Hall, and the beginning of the new police and public |
7 | | works facilities; and |
8 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber enjoyed reading World War II history |
9 | | and spending time with his family; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber was preceded in death by his parents, |
11 | | and by his nephew, James Van Kirk; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, James Lumber is survived by his wife of 48 years, |
13 | | Barbara; his sons, F. James Lumber, II and Robert (Chris) |
14 | | Lumber; his grandchildren, Jonathan, Allison, Lauren, Timothy, |
15 | | and F. James, III; his siblings, Charlene Van Kirk, John |
16 | | Lumber, and Mary Olander; by Richard Van Kirk and Tina |
17 | | Richardson; and by many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
20 | | F. James "Jim" Lumber, and extend our sincere condolences to |
21 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |