Full Text of SR0333 97th 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
Paul Albert Lewis of Peoria, who passed | 4 | | away on September 17, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was born in Aurora; his parents were | 6 | | Phillip Albert and Josephine Ann Steiner Lewis; he married | 7 | | Edana Whittles Lahvic on July 11, 1981; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis graduated from Grinnell College with a | 9 | | bachelor's degree in history; he entered the United States | 10 | | Marine Corps in 1971; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis worked as an admissions counselor for | 12 | | Grinnell College on the East Coast until he entered the | 13 | | University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated in 1978; | 14 | | he went on to practice law at the Alschuler firm in Aurora | 15 | | before starting his own firm; after working for the Illinois | 16 | | Tollway for several years, he moved to Peoria in 2006 to work | 17 | | for Miller, Hall, and Triggs, where he later became a partner | 18 | | and served faithfully until his retirement in 2010; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was active in local politics for many | 20 | | years, having served on the Chamber of Commerce, the VNA Board, | 21 | | the Family Counseling Board, and the Salvation Army Board; he |
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| 1 | | gave blood regularly through the Heartland Blood Center; he was | 2 | | involved with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as leader of | 3 | | Troop 11 for many years; he played French horn with the | 4 | | American Legion Band; as a member of the Wesley United | 5 | | Methodist Church in Aurora, he served as a lay leader and Bible | 6 | | study teacher; in Peoria, he was a member of Northwest United | 7 | | Methodist Church, where he led several Bible studies as well; | 8 | | he served at the conference level in both areas; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis was preceded in death by his brother, | 10 | | Johnson Arthur Lewis; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Paul Lewis is survived by his wife, Edana; Edana's | 12 | | son, William Lahvic, and his wife, Jen Lahvic; his children, | 13 | | Beth (Lewis) Jackson (husband, Matt Jackson), JoAnna Lewis | 14 | | (husband, John Labelle), Walter Lewis, and Mary Kate Lewis; his | 15 | | grandchildren, David, Mark, Alyssa, Jackson, and David; his | 16 | | siblings, Brad Lewis (wife, Cathy Lewis), Linda Lewis (husband, | 17 | | Stephen Smith), Scott Lewis (wife, Camille Witos), and DeAnn | 18 | | Lewis (husband, Henry Coll); his nephew, Toby Smith; his | 19 | | parents; his uncles, Bill Steiner (wife, Ann Steiner) and Tom | 20 | | Lewis (wife, Jean Lewis); and his mother-in-law, Mary Fouts; | 21 | | therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 23 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| 1 | | his family and friends, the passing of Paul Albert Lewis; and | 2 | | be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Paul Lewis as an expression of our | 5 | | sympathy.
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