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92_SR0255 LRB9210995RHrh 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends 4 of F. Merrill Lindsay, Jr. who passed away on November 2, 5 2001 and Margery M. "Sis" Lindsay, who passed away on 6 November 3, 2001; and 7 WHEREAS, The Lindsays were married on October 19, 1940, 8 at the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur; they are the 9 parents of daughters Lucy Smith and the late Kitty Lindsay; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, Merrill Lindsay's professional career began in 12 the business office of the Herald & Review in 1935; he soon 13 branched out into broadcasting, where he was a familiar voice 14 to the people of the region as a broadcaster on WSOY radio 15 during the 1930s and later served as general manager from 16 1939 to 1956, with time out for service in the Navy during 17 World War II; he was the former director of Midwest 18 Television Inc., and an instrumental figure in obtaining a 19 license to operate the first television station in the area, 20 WCIA in Champaign; and 21 WHEREAS, Mr. Lindsay made his mark in state and national 22 broadcast circles, serving as the first chairman in 1948 of 23 the Illinois Associated Press Radio Association; he was also 24 a member of the board of directors of the National 25 Association of Broadcasters and received a lifetime 26 achievement award from the Illinois Broadcasters Association 27 in 1994; and 28 WHEREAS, Mr. Lindsay continued to be active on the 29 newspaper side, serving in numerous roles, including as 30 president of Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, Inc. and as a 31 director of Quincy Newspapers, Inc. since 1956 and as 32 chairman of the board since 1971; and -2- LRB9210995RHrh 1 WHEREAS, In addition to his business interests, Merrill 2 Lindsay was active in community affairs, serving as the 3 Association of Commerce president in the late 1950s and being 4 a director of such causes as the Community Chest and American 5 Cancer Society; he was also a trustee of Millikin University 6 and was inducted into the Decatur Hall of fame in 1996; and 7 WHEREAS, Margery Lindsay also was active in civic 8 affairs, serving as president of the then-Decatur Day Nursery 9 board, and was one of the founders of the Junior Welfare 10 Association; and 11 WHEREAS, The Lindsays' reputation for charity grew from 12 substantial donations to numerous education and community 13 institutions; some of the recipients include the Frank M. 14 Lindsay Field and new press box at Millikin University, the 15 DMH Thrift Shop, the Learning Resources Center at Richland 16 Community College, Decatur Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's 17 Hospital, the Decatur Day Care Center, the Children's Museum 18 of Illinois, and the African American Cultural and 19 Genealogical Society; in addition, they set up a trust fund 20 that provides grants for teachers at South Shores School, 21 where their late daughter Kitty served as principal; and 22 WHEREAS, In 1996, the Lindsays were the first couple 23 honored by Partners in Education for years of dedicated 24 service and financial contributions to education; and 25 WHEREAS, The passing of Merrill and Margery Lindsay will 26 be deeply felt by all who knew and loved them, especially 27 their family, their friends, and the countless numbers of 28 people who have been touched by the Lindsays' generosity and 29 dedicated service over the years; therefore, be it 30 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 31 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 32 all who knew them, the deaths of F. Merrill and Margery M. -3- LRB9210995RHrh 1 Lindsay, Jr. of Decatur, Illinois; and be it further 2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 3 presented to the family of Mr. and Mrs. F. Merrill Lindsay, 4 Jr. with our sincere condolences.