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 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
 
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 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.
 
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 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.

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