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91_SR0211
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Dr. Lloyd W. Lehman, Superintendent
4 of the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman received his Bachelors degree from
6 Northern Illinois University, his Masters degree in Education
7 from DePaul University, and his Doctorate in Education from
8 Loyola University; and
9 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman began his career in education in
10 1960, teaching in the Chicago Public Schools; he then worked
11 for the Chicago Tribune, designing the "Newspaper in the
12 Classroom" program; he then went to work for Benjamin C.
13 Willis Educational, Inc. in Chicago; and in 1969 he became
14 superintendent of Forest Park Public Schools in Forest Park,
15 Illinois; and
16 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman went on to serve with the Educational
17 Service Region of Cook County, and then with the Illinois
18 State Board of Education; Dr. Lehman became the director for
19 the Regional Service Agency in Skokie, Illinois, in 1974; he
20 was then a partner with Lyman/Lehman and Associates in
21 Chicago and worked with Ensure Incorporated in Oak Brook; Dr.
22 Lehman then served with the Illinois State Board of Education
23 in many positions from 1984 to 1992; and
24 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman was appointed Superintendent of the
25 Educational Service Region of Cook County by the Cook County
26 Board of Commissioners in September of 1992; in November of
27 1994 he was elected to the new position of superintendent of
28 the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education, and
29 was re-elected in November of 1998, holding that position
30 until his death; and
31 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman was a member of the IARSS, IASA,
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1 AASA, and AAESA organizations; he served on the Advisory
2 Board for the Adler Planetarium and the Northern Illinois
3 University Foundation Board; and
4 WHEREAS, Dr. Lehman was preceded in death in January of
5 1998 by his wife, Julie Ann Lehman; and
6 WHEREAS, Dr. Lloyd Lehman is survived by his children,
7 Laura Ann Lehman, Lloyd W. Lehman III, his grandson, Zachary;
8 his brother, John S. Lehman and his wife, Patty; his nieces,
9 Mary Patricia Lehman, and Kathleen Hanneberry and her
10 husband, Kevin; and his nephews, Shea Lehman and his wife,
11 Becky, and Brian Lehman and his wife, Jackie; therefore, be
12 it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
15 all that knew him, the death of Dr. Lloyd Lehman; may there
16 be times of quiet peace in this moment of need; and be it
17 further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Dr. Lloyd Lehman, along with our
20 sincere regards.