SR2197 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Harold Marshall Morrison, who passed away on November 11, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison was born in Lake Forest on February 21, 1932; he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and received his Master of Science in Engineering from Purdue University; he lived in various parts of the country before returning with his family to Lake Forest in the early 1970s; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison worked for General Motors Research Laboratories and then IBM; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison served as an alderman for the City of Lake Forest, a board member of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society (History Center), and president of the Manasota Key Association in Florida; he also served as a board member of the Evans Capacitor Company; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison was an elder and active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest; he was known for his love of music and sang in the Lake Forest Presbyterian Church choir for over 40 years and for many years with the Commuters barbershop quartet group; he had a love of physical activity and the outdoors, especially tennis; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison loved science and was committed to protecting water quality; when computers were first introduced into the public school system, he spent many hours working at North Lawndale College Prep Charter High School and at schools in North Chicago to ensure classrooms were computer-ready; together with his wife, Addie, he started a family foundation as a way of bringing his family together to make a difference in the world; and

WHEREAS, Harold Morrison is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adeline Steans Morrison; his daughters, Helen H. Morrison, Amy M. Heinrich (Robert Heinrich), Lois L. Morrison (Justin Daab), and Margot M. Brinley (Charles Brinley); and his grandchildren, Maxwell, Ian, and Emma Heinrich, Josephine and Adeline Daab, and William, Reily, and Catherine Brinley; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Harold Marshall Morrison and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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