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92_SR0529

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Clinton Keith
 4    Tomson  of  Geneva  on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at the age of
 5    93; and

 6        WHEREAS, Mr. Tomson was born in Dover, Kansas and resided
 7    in Geneva for more than 60 years;

 8        WHEREAS,  After  early  success  in  the  family   cattle
 9    business,  he  became  executive  secretary  of  the American
10    Shorthorn Breeders Association, which  included  the  premier
11    breed  of  the  country  during  the 1940s and 1950s; he soon
12    became a renowned national and  international  cattle  judge;
13    and

14        WHEREAS, In 1951, he and his late partner, Frank Harding,
15    moved  Harding  and  Harding  Insurance  Agency  from Chicago
16    Stockyards to Geneva and created American Livestock Insurance
17    Company; he and Mr. Harding became the largest importers  and
18    exporters of purebred livestock in the world; and

19        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Harding  was  the  oldest  member and past
20    president of the Geneva Golf Club; he was preceded  in  death
21    by  his  wife  of 56 years, Elizabeth "Betty" Aylward Tomson;
22    and

23        WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt  by  his  family
24    and  friends,  especially  his daughters, Happy (Bill) Pross,
25    Ann (Tom) Alexander and  Katie  Hawkins;  his  grandchildren,
26    Clint  (Amy)  and Will Pross, James, Matt and Peter Alexander
27    and Hadley Hawkins; and his great-grandaughters,  Hannah  and
28    Joey Pross; therefore, be it

29        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
30    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note  with  sorrow
31    the  passing  of  Clinton Keith Tomson and extend our sincere
 
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 1    condolences to his family and friends; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 3    presented to the family of Clinton Keith Tomson.

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