SR0727 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0727 LRB093 23825 CSA 53865 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of Roy L. Connor of Aurora on July 10, 2004; and

WHEREAS, He was born January 7, 1917 in Aurora, the son of Edward and Frances (Skinner) Connor; and

WHEREAS, Roy graduated from East Aurora High School and attended the Chicago Art Academy and the American School of Art; he served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and flew 50 missions over Germany and Italy in a B-24 Bomber; an accomplished caricature artist, he sent home drawings during the war to his lovely girlfriend, Bea, who later became his wife of 64 years; upon his return to the states, Roy was the art director at R.H. Donnelly & Co. prior to starting his own commercial art studio known as Connor Sager Advertising; and

WHEREAS, He was an avid fisherman, but his passion was golf; he was a member of the Aurora Country Club, where he was a "regular" on the golf course; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Frances Connor; his sisters, Evelyn (Art) Welter, Marge (Francis) Hilderbrand, and Lillian (Toby) Tobias; and his brothers, William (Frieda) Connor and Norman (Mary) Connor; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Roy L. Connor will be felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Beatrice Walt Connor; his son, Gerald (Carla) Connor; his grandsons, Greg (Sarah) Connor, Trevor Connor and Grant (Heather) Connor; his great-grandchildren, Cam, Mac, Taya, and Caliya; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Roy L. Connor and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Roy L. Connor as an expression of our deepest sympathy.