Full Text of SR0046 100th 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 Larry J. Seaver of Harvard, who passed | 4 | | away on December 12, 2016 at the age of 73; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Seaver was born in Harvard to Charles A. and | 6 | | Beverly J. (Goodsell) Seaver on January 5, 1943; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Larry Seaver was a 1961 graduate of Harvard High | 8 | | School; he worked in tool and die for years at Badger Marine in | 9 | | Harvard; he then began a career designing and making musical | 10 | | instruments at The Getzen Company; while working with Getzen, | 11 | | he designed for and collaborated with legendary musicians like | 12 | | Doc Severinsen, Chicago, The Canadian Brass, Snooky Young, | 13 | | Maynard Ferguson, and Wynton Marsalis; he put his personal | 14 | | touch on musical instruments used by professional and amateur | 15 | | musicians alike; after Getzen, he worked for Schilke Music | 16 | | Products until his retirement; he engineered many parts for | 17 | | instruments that revolutionized the brass industry to this day; | 18 | | after retirement, Larry stayed busy working part-time at | 19 | | Westside Machine and Tool Co. in Elkhorn, Wisconsin; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Larry Seaver was a member of the NRA and the North | 21 | | Bristol Sportsman's Club; he enjoyed going to the shooting | 22 | | range with his children and friends; he was also a gunsmith; he |
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| 1 | | reveled in many other outdoor activities including sports car | 2 | | racing, camping, and golfing with his children; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Larry Seaver was preceded in death by his parents, | 4 | | Charles and Beverly, and his brother, James M. Seaver; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Seaver is survived by his children, Douglas | 6 | | (Emily Mills) Seaver, Michael (Jonathan Puls) Seaver, and | 7 | | Nicole Seaver; his niece, Joey (Michael Dobbs) Seaver; his | 8 | | grandchildren, Jessica Leverich and Jameson Seaver; his | 9 | | great-niece and great-nephew, Stevie Dobbs and Mike Dobbs; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Larry J. Seaver, and | 14 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 15 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Larry Seaver as an expression of our | 18 | | deepest sympathy.
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