SR0087 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Hugh Robert Lindgren of Champaign, who passed away on February 5, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren was born on January 5, 1933, in Peoria; his parents were Hugh and Olive Lindgren; he married Eileen Krause in 1956; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren graduated from high school at the Spalding Institute in Peoria; he subsequently graduated from Bradley University in Peoria; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren enlisted in the United States Navy in 1951; he served on the destroyer USS Marshall for four years during the Korean Conflict; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren retired from AT&T in 1989 after 33 years of dedicated service; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, The Knights of Columbus, The Optimist Club, The Illinois Bell Pioneers, The University of Illinois I-Fund, and the Bradley University Alumni Association; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren enjoyed playing softball, watching his grandchildren play sports, Tae Kwon Do, golfing, and watching the Illini, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Bears; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, June Petri and Kay Buzbee; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Lindgren is survived by his wife; his brother, Bill; his children, Beth Musgrove, Mary Marcott (Tony), Amy Menius (Joe), and John Lindgren (Kim); and his three nieces and several great-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Hugh Robert Lindgren; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Hugh Lindgren as an expression of our sympathy.