Full Text of SR0572 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 A. Malcolm Layson of Waukegan, who passed | 4 | | away on May 15, 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson was born on the family farm in | 6 | | Waterloo, Indiana to Royal and Elma on September 10, 1920; he | 7 | | served in the United States Navy as a diesel mechanic in the | 8 | | Ellice Islands in the Pacific during World War II and painted | 9 | | many pictures of the war and island life; upon his return from | 10 | | the war, he attended art school in Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson worked for a short time as an | 12 | | artist for Abbott Labs; he formed Layson Productions Unlimited | 13 | | in Waukegan; he also taught art at the College of Lake County | 14 | | and exhibited his work in many venues, including the Art Fair | 15 | | on the Square in Lake Forest; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson was a long-time member of the Lake | 17 | | County Art League and the Five to Show exhibition group; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson enjoyed staying at the cabin he | 19 | | built in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he painted many | 20 | | beautiful scenes and fished; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents; his brother, Francis; his first wife, Joy Layson; and | 3 | | his son, Daniel; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson is survived by his loving wife, | 5 | | Dorothy; his stepson, Jeffery Miltimore; his stepdaughters, | 6 | | Leslie Hartman and Susan Berdahl; his daughters, Jill Morris | 7 | | and Robin Coban; his sister-in-law, Elise Layson; and many | 8 | | nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | A. Malcolm Layson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 14 | | further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Malcolm Layson as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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