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91_SR0163
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Lawrence P. Avril of Hinsdale, retired
4 chairman of Liberty Federal Savings and Loan, on Saturday,
5 June 19, 1999; and
6 WHEREAS, Born in Farrell, Pennsylvania, he served in the
7 Navy during World War II; and
8 WHEREAS, He began his banking career in 1950 as an
9 assistant treasurer at First Federal Savings and Loan
10 Association of Chicago; in 1957, he joined Hinsdale Federal
11 Savings and Loan, which later became Liberty Federal Savings
12 and Loan, as a controller; he held the positions of
13 treasurer, assistant secretary, vice president, senior vice
14 president, and executive vice president before being named
15 president and chief executive officer in 1972; he retired in
16 1990; and
17 WHEREAS, He was a member of several banking
18 organizations, including the Federal Savings and Loan Council
19 of Illinois, the Illinois Savings and Loan League, and the
20 United States Savings and Loan League; and
21 WHEREAS, He was director of the Robert Crown Health
22 Center, a board member of the DuPage Easter Seals Treatment
23 Center, director and treasurer of the Hinsdale Chamber of
24 Commerce, and a member of the Union Church Endowment Fund
25 Committee; and
26 WHEREAS, He was affiliated with the Hinsdale Humane
27 Society, the Masons, the Greater Hinsdale Area Community
28 Chest, the Rotary Club, the Hinsdale Golf Club, and the
29 Executives Breakfast Club of Oak Brook; and
30 WHEREAS, He played a major role in the renovation of the
31 Brush Hill Depot mall in the Hinsdale Burlington Northern
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1 Railroad commuter station; and
2 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
3 and friends, especially his wife, Helen; his sons, Gary and
4 Paul; his sister, Irma Ferry; his brother, Frederick; and
5 five grandchildren; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
8 and regret the death of Lawrence P. Avril and extend our
9 sincere condolences to his family and friends; and be it
10 further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to his widow, Helen Avril.