Full Text of SR0553 096th General Assembly
SR0553 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Lyman Shepard of Oak Park, who passed | 4 |
| away on December 28, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Lyman Shepard was an internationally known | 6 |
| lecturer on Frank Lloyd Wright and other noted Chicago | 7 |
| architects; he was born on October 30, 1922 in Oak Park and | 8 |
| passed away nearly on the one-year anniversary of the death of | 9 |
| his wife, Anna, to whom he had been married for 55 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Shepard was office manager for Paine Webber in | 11 |
| downtown Chicago; after his retirement he began doing slide | 12 |
| presentations on Frank Lloyd Wright; he was one of the original | 13 |
| founders of the Frank Lloyd Home and Studio Foundation and | 14 |
| served on the board; and
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| WHEREAS, When he gave presentations on Frank Lloyd Wright, | 16 |
| Mr. Shepard would enter the room in a cape and special hat, | 17 |
| saying, "I am Frank Lloyd Wright and I am the world's greatest | 18 |
| architect," then proceed for more than 45 minutes without | 19 |
| referring to notes, discussing the most famous buildings Wright | 20 |
| had designed; it was a showstopper and he was in great demand | 21 |
| for this and lectures on Louis Sullivan and other architects, | 22 |
| appearing at clubs, libraries, and architectural organizations |
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| as far away as Australia; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife were longtime members of First | 3 |
| Baptist Church of Oak Park, where he was an usher and member of | 4 |
| the governing board; and
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| WHEREAS, Lyman Shepard is survived by his son, Drake | 6 |
| (Beverly); and his two grandsons, Colton and Grant; therefore, | 7 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Lyman Shepard; and be it | 11 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Lyman Shepard as a symbol of our | 14 |
| sincere sympathy.
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