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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly
3 wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and
4 friends of Clyde Lee, former Illinois State Senator and
5 former Illinois State Representative from the 46th District,
6 who passed away on January 22, 1999; and
7 WHEREAS, Clyde Lee was born in Jefferson County on
8 February 6, 1909; his parents were John and Belle Earls Lee;
9 in 1935 he married Bernice M. Rough in Mount Vernon; she
10 preceded him in death in 1994; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Lee graduated from Mount Vernon Township
12 High School in 1928; Mr. Lee was a bookkeeper for many Mount
13 Vernon businesses, including Mount Vernon Car Shops and Mount
14 Vernon Furnace Company; Mr. Lee was a veteran of the United
15 States Marine Corps, serving in World War II; and
16 WHEREAS, Clyde Lee's career in State government began by
17 first serving as Treasurer of the Young Peoples Democratic
18 Club in 1932; he served as City Treasurer of Jefferson County
19 from 1933-1934, and as County Treasurer from 1934-1938; he
20 served as a State Representative from 1938 to 1940, and then
21 as a State Senator from 1941 to 1945; from 1947 to his
22 retirement in 1966 he again served as a State Representative;
23 he was chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, president
24 of the Legislative Council, and served on the Committee on
25 Higher Education; he served a total of 26 years in the
26 General Assembly and 32 years in public service; and
27 WHEREAS, Clyde Lee became the secretary-treasurer of the
28 Egyptian Trotting Association in 1966; he was a member of the
29 Amvets Post 4 in Mount Vernon, Amvets Post 148 in
30 Waltonville, a longtime member of the Presbyterian Church,
31 trustee of the West Salem Cemetery Association, a member of
32 the Prairie Historians, the Jefferson County Historical
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1 Society, the Illinois State Historical Society in
2 Springfield, and was a Kentucky Colonel; and
3 WHEREAS, Clyde Lee is survived by his son and
4 daughter-in-law, John E. Lee and Sarah; his daughter,
5 Virginia R. Lee; three grandchildren; and several nieces and
6 nephews; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
9 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we extend to the
10 family and friends of Clyde Lee our fondest wishes for peace
11 at this time of loss; we remember a former State Senator and
12 Representative with thoughts of his dedication to the people
13 of his district; we lift up his memory through this
14 resolution; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Clyde Lee.