Full Text of SR0086 99th 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 Murray Ross Conzelman of Lake Forest, who | 4 | | passed away on January 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman was born in Waukegan on November | 6 | | 2, 1929 to Murray Wilson and Jesse Edwards Conzelman; he | 7 | | graduated from Waukegan High School, Lake Forest College, and | 8 | | the Northwestern University School of Law; he married Barbara | 9 | | Vasey in 1955; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman started practicing law in 1953; | 11 | | he was elected Alderman of the 7th Ward for the City of | 12 | | Waukegan at the age of 23 and is the youngest person to have | 13 | | ever been elected to that position; he was appointed by the | 14 | | Illinois Supreme Court to its Rules Committee and served in | 15 | | that capacity for many years; he was a founding member of the | 16 | | Jefferson Inn, an American Inn of Court; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman was President of the Waukegan | 18 | | Jaycees, which awarded him its Distinguished Service Award and | 19 | | named him Man of the Year; he was President of the Lake County | 20 | | Bar Association in 1973 and the inaugural recipient of its | 21 | | President's Award in 1996; he served on boards for the Lake | 22 | | County Urban League, Barwell Homes, the Illinois St. Andrews |
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| 1 | | Society, and Barat College; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman was an avid St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | | fan and attended Cardinals' camp 5 times; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; his brother, John W. Conzelman, II; and his first | 6 | | wife, Barbara; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Murray Conzelman is survived by his wife, Gwen; | 8 | | his daughters, Anne (Craig) Linn, and their children, Nathan | 9 | | (Katrina Stidham), Alex, Mollie, and Jack Linn; Lesley (Ellen | 10 | | Schaller) Conzelman; and Carrie Conzelman; his step-children, | 11 | | Lori (Kent) Baker, and their children, Jesica (Matt) Jones, | 12 | | Alissa (John) McNicholas, Mary Gwen, and Madison Baker; Jim | 13 | | (Maxwell) Gregory, and their children, Royce, Meredith, and | 14 | | Mallory Gregory; his 7 great-grandchildren; and his brother, | 15 | | James Conzelman, and his family; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | Murray Ross Conzelman, and extend our sincere condolences to | 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Murray Conzelman as an expression of | 2 | | our deepest sympathy.
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