Full Text of SR0873 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Alan L. "Al" Larson, the former and | 4 | | longest-serving Mayor of the Village of Schaumburg, who passed | 5 | | away on March 19, 2024; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson was born to a Chicagoan mother and | 7 | | Swedish immigrant father on October 21, 1938; he was an Eagle | 8 | | Scout; he graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High School in | 9 | | 1956; he and his wife, Nancy, moved to Schaumburg in 1969, | 10 | | where they raised their five children; he earned an Associate | 11 | | of Science from William Rainey Harper College in Palatine in | 12 | | 1972; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson was a dedicated servant to the Village | 14 | | of Schaumburg for more than 45 years; he became involved in | 15 | | politics in the early 1970s; he was appointed chair of the | 16 | | Schaumburg Environmental Committee and as a member of the | 17 | | Zoning Board of Appeals by then-Mayor Bob Atcher in 1974; he | 18 | | served as a trustee on the Village Board from 1975 to 1987, | 19 | | working alongside Mayors Ray Kessell and Herb Aigner to | 20 | | establish and implement village policy; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson served as Mayor of the Village of | 22 | | Schaumburg for eight terms from 1987 to 2019; for over three |
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| 1 | | decades, he dedicated himself to serving the residents of | 2 | | Schaumburg, priding himself on being highly accessible and | 3 | | responsive to their needs; he was actively engaged in the | 4 | | community and focused on improving the quality of life for | 5 | | those that lived, worked, and conducted business in the | 6 | | village; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson was ardently dedicated to the arts, and | 8 | | this dedication was recognized when the Schaumburg Prairie | 9 | | Center was renamed in his honor as the Al Larson Prairie Center | 10 | | for the Arts in 2017; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson was a naturalist, and he had a lifelong | 12 | | love and appreciation of nature; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson will be remembered as a visionary | 14 | | leader whose guidance and service made a lasting, positive | 15 | | impact on the Village of Schaumburg; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Al Larson is survived by his wife of 60 years; his | 17 | | children and their spouses, Michael, Catherine, Elizabeth, | 18 | | David, and Jennifer; 12 grandchildren; and his sister, Lorna; | 19 | | therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Alan L. "Al" Larson, the former and longest-serving Mayor of | 2 | | the Village of Schaumburg, and extend our sincere condolences | 3 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 4 | | it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Al Larson as an expression of our | 7 | | deepest sympathy. |
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