SR1843 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Albert L. Hall, Jr. of Kenosha, Wisconsin, formerly of Waukegan, who passed away on March 9, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. was born on June 17, 1926 in Chicago; his parents were Albert L., Sr. and Oprah Hall; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. was raised in Waukegan and graduated from Lake Forest Academy, the University of Illinois, and Northwestern Law School; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. served with the United States Navy in World War II; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. was an attorney with his father's law firm, which was founded in 1922; after retiring, he served as "of counsel" for the Bollman, Lesser, and Leetrey law firm in Lake Forest; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. enjoyed golf, tennis, fishing, bridge, coin collecting, and woodcarving; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. was a member of the Waukegan-North Chicago Chamber of Commerce, the City Club, the Lake County Coin Club, the Waukegan Community Players, the ACLU, the Glen Flora Country Club, the Lake County Bar Association, and the LFFB and PP Group; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. was preceded in death by his son, Judge David Hall; his granddaughter, Meagan Hall; and two sisters; and

WHEREAS, Albert Hall, Jr. is survived by his wife of 68 years, Catherine Hall; his daughters, Terry Hall, Maggie Hall, and Diane (Jonathan) Pendergrast; his five grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Albert L. Hall, Jr.; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Albert Hall, Jr. as an expression of our sympathy.