SR0651 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of J. Mark Harrison of Springfield, who passed away on October 18, 2013; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison was born October 7, 1949 in Shelbyville, Indiana; his parents were Clay and Dorothea Hudson Harrison; he married Elizabeth A. Marinello on October 17, 1982 in Wheaton; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison graduated from Greenfield High School in 1968 and earned his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Ball State University in 1972; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison served as the Executive Vice President of the Home Builders Association of Illinois from 1990 to 2008; he also worked for the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association from 1980 to 1990 and served as the Executive Vice President of the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis from 1973 to 1980; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison served as the President of the Executive Officers Council of the National Home Builders Association and received the Seldon Hale Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in 2008; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison enjoyed stained glass, golfing, fishing, and reading; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison was preceded in death by his parents; and

WHEREAS, J. Mark Harrison is survived by his wife, Liz Harrison; his son, Christopher (girlfriend, Mary Winland) Harrison; his daughters, Jennifer (Richard) Sexton and Lacey and Maggie Harrison; his grandchildren, Landon and Jacob Hill, Mitchell Sexton, and Haley and Sara Harrison; his brothers, Danny (Pam), Tom (Cheryl) and Jack (girlfriend, Marty Welter) Harrison; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of J. Mark Harrison; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of J. Mark Harrison as an expression of our sympathy.