SR0399 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of William J. Larson of Batavia, formerly of Joliet, who passed away August 1, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born in Benton; he was a resident of Joliet for 75 years before moving to Batavia; and

WHEREAS, He was highly educated; he attended Joliet Public Schools and graduated with the Joliet Township High School Class of 1941; he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology; he attended the University of Nebraska, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the University of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He worked for more than 65 years to protect people, property, and the environment, joining the American Society of Safety Engineers on May 1, 1946; he belonged to the Three Rivers Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers; and he retired in 1987 from the Argonne National Laboratory as a Safety Engineering Supervisor; and

WHEREAS, He earned the Professional Engineer designation; he received professional recognition from the National Safety Council; and he received the 1991-92 Charles V. Culbertson Outstanding Volunteer Service Award from the American Society of Safety Engineers; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Batavia, and a charter member of the Covenant Church of the Good Shepherd; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Thure and Ruth (nee, Anderson) Larson; and

WHEREAS, William Larson is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Ruth V. (nee, Cannon) Larson; his son, John P. Larson; his daughter, Barbara (Paul) Green; his 4 grandchildren; his 10 great-grandchildren; his great-great-grandson; his sister, Mary Lou (Reverend Robert) Liljegren; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of William Larson; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of William Larson as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.