Full Text of SR1571 098th 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 John Bruce Lind, who passed away on June | 4 | | 1, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Lind was born on October 3, 1941 in Hibbing, | 6 | | Minnesota and was raised in southwest Minneapolis; he married | 7 | | Carla Corty in 1965; after marrying, he and his wife relocated | 8 | | to Decatur before moving to Oak Park, where they raised their | 9 | | family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Lind graduated from the University of | 11 | | Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in business; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, John Lind was employed in agri-business for 30 | 13 | | years; he spent the last 25 years of his career as a member and | 14 | | commodity futures trader of the Chicago Board of Trade; in | 15 | | 1996, he and his wife retired to their farm in rural | 16 | | Dodgeville, Wisconsin; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After retiring, John Lind quickly became immersed | 18 | | in community service, becoming President of the local Habitat | 19 | | for Humanity chapter and serving on the boards of the Iowa | 20 | | County Area Economic Development Corporation, the Dodgeville | 21 | | Historic Preservation Committee, Community Action Ventures, |
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| 1 | | the Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, and the Hodan Center; | 2 | | in 1999, he was elected to the Dodgeville Town Board, where he | 3 | | served for 5 years; he also served on the Iowa County Board | 4 | | from 2004 to 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Lind was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | Knute (Kenneth) Lind and Christine (Coduti) Lind; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Lind is survived by his wife of 48 years, | 8 | | Carla; 3 children, Christopher Lind (Carol Metcalfe), Jeremy | 9 | | Lind (Dana Limberg), and Brindi Melton; 4 grandchildren, | 10 | | Cameron Lind, Elizabeth Lind, Zeke Limberg and Fischer Lind; a | 11 | | sister, Joanne Hohman (David); a brother, Richard Lind (Mali); | 12 | | a brother-in-law, William Corty (Diane); 2 sisters-in-law, | 13 | | Cynthia Corty (Doug Rockne) and Julianne Corty; his best friend | 14 | | of 40 years, David Clements (Cynthia); and many nieces, | 15 | | nephews, friends, and neighbors; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 18 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Bruce Lind; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of John Lind as an expression of our | 22 | | sympathy.
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