Full Text of HR0367 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Milton R. | 4 | | Faurot of Punta Gorda, Florida, who passed away on April 26, | 5 | | 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot was born on June 22, 1931; after | 7 | | graduating from high school, he honorably served in the United | 8 | | States Navy aboard the USS Tidewater and USS Guyat; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot married Marjorie Fischhabor on June | 10 | | 28, 1958; they spent the next 52 years together; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Milton Faurot moved his family to | 12 | | Illinois, settling in Lake Zurich; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot served as a Trustee in Lake Zurich | 14 | | from 1979 to 1991; he took an active role in the residential | 15 | | development and commercial development of the Village, which | 16 | | led to the growth in population and businesses along Routes 12 | 17 | | and 22; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot was the Village Administrator for | 19 | | the Village of Lake in the Hills until he was forced to retire | 20 | | as a result of health concerns; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Under the direction of Milton Faurot, the Village | 2 | | of Lake in the Hills constructed a new Village Hall and began | 3 | | its growth in population and business development; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot eventually retired to Punta Gorda, | 5 | | Florida, where he continued to serve his neighbors and friends | 6 | | as the Burnt Store Colony Association President; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Association President, | 8 | | Milton Faurot oversaw the construction of both a | 9 | | hurricane-proof recreation center and a wastewater treatment | 10 | | plant; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2004, multiple hurricanes struck Punta Gorda, | 12 | | including Hurricane Charlie on August 13; during the hurricane, | 13 | | Milton Faurot refused to leave Burnt Store Colony, instead | 14 | | staying to see after the safety of more seasoned residents who | 15 | | could not leave; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot is survived by his wife, Marjorie; | 17 | | his sons, David and Darold; and his daughter, Bethann; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Milton Faurot will be remembered by all who knew | 19 | | and loved him as a man of decency, modesty, integrity, and | 20 | | concern for those around him; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 4 | | Milton R. Faurot; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Milton Faurot as an expression of | 7 | | our sympathy.
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