Full Text of SR0592 94th General Assembly
SR0592 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Barry Crown, recently of | 4 |
| Jupiter, Florida, on January 12, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, On October 17, 1930, Barry Crown was born into the | 6 |
| Herman Crown family in Evanston, where he spent his childhood | 7 |
| before he left for horizons across the country and across the | 8 |
| world; and
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| WHEREAS, The 1950s was a decade of achievement for Barry | 10 |
| Crown, he graduated from Yale University with degrees in | 11 |
| engineering and law, served as a United States Army officer in | 12 |
| the Korean War, and functioned as the Operational Director of | 13 |
| the Materials Service Corporation, the company founded by his | 14 |
| uncles; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970, Barry and Beverly married and began their | 16 |
| 35 years of marriage that were filled with love and the | 17 |
| activities that they so enjoyed together, operating Lifeguide a | 18 |
| popular Palm Beach fitness facility, traveling the world, | 19 |
| learning new sporting activities, and climbing Mt. Everest; and
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| WHEREAS, Barry Crown was an entrepreneur who founded | 21 |
| several companies including Burton Dixie and Henderson Camp | 22 |
| Products, which always produced quality goods; and
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| WHEREAS, Barry Crown, as a philanthropist, made certain | 24 |
| that his efforts truly provided help and happiness to people in | 25 |
| need or provided strong support for the worthy causes in which | 26 |
| he believed; and
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| WHEREAS, Barry Crown served on the board of the Peggy Adams | 28 |
| Animal Rescue League whose mission is to shelter homeless | 29 |
| animals, furnish them with medical services, find homes for |
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| neglected animals, and enhance the bond between people and | 2 |
| animals; and
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| WHEREAS, Barry and Beverly Crown loved dogs, especially | 4 |
| their three Papillion breed dogs, and they founded the "Walk | 5 |
| for the Animals", a fundraiser for the Peggy Adams Animal | 6 |
| Rescue League that hosts hundreds of people and their dogs to | 7 |
| help needy dogs and cats and provide free spay and neuter | 8 |
| surgeries; and
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| WHEREAS, Higher education was recognized by Barry Crown for | 10 |
| its critical role in our future and he contributed his talents | 11 |
| as a board member of three fine institutions, namely the Honors | 12 |
| College of Florida Atlantic University, Roosevelt University, | 13 |
| which conferred upon him the title of honorary trustee, and | 14 |
| Columbia College, which designated him as a lifetime trustee; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Barry Crown is felt by all who knew | 17 |
| and loved him, especially his wife, Beverly; his children | 18 |
| Laurie Crown, Donna Crown, Bruce Crown, Bradley Crown, Debra | 19 |
| Day, Tawne Day, and Lance Day; his grandchildren and | 20 |
| great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Florence Rothman and Dr. | 21 |
| Irene Merwin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 23 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 24 |
| Barry Crown and we extend our sincerest condolences to his | 25 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 28 |
| sympathy.
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