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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Lawrence "Slats"
4 Trower of Arthur, Illinois on winning the 2005 Humanitarian
5 Award of the Association of Commerce of Arthur; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Lawrence Trower was born and raised in Arthur; he
7 graduated from high school in Arthur on May 20, 1944; he left
8 for 10 weeks of Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, California
9 on June 9, 1944; he underwent advanced training at Camp
10 Pendleton in California in August 1944; he was shipped overseas
11 to Maui, Hawaii in November 1944 to serve with the 4th Marine
12 Division; he boarded ship on January 1, 1945 for Iwo Jima; he
13 landed on the third morning, was fed steak and eggs for
14 breakfast, and then went to war; he was wounded by a shell on
15 March 4, 1945 and received the Purple Heart; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Mr. Trower married C. Jane Craig on May 20, 1948;
17 they have been married for 57 years; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Mr. Trower is a charter member of the Arthur Lions
19 Club; he achieved 32nd Degree Masonry in Danville, Illinois; he
20 was named Lion of the Year for District 1E by the Arthur Lions
21 Club in 1987; he received the International President's Award
22 from the Arthur Lions Club in 1987; he was named Meldin Jones
23 Fellow by Lions Club International for dedicated humanitarian
24 services in 1989; he received a plaque from the American Legion
25 as the Most Outstanding Fundraiser in 1989 for selling raffle
26 tickets and raising money; he received the State Master
27 Gardener Excellence Award and the Outstanding Master Gardener
28 Award from the University of Illinois in 2003; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Mr. Trower is an elder in the Vine Street
30 Christian Church; he has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for
31 50 years and a member of the American Legion for 57 years; he

 

 

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1 has raised tomatoes for the VFW for 10 years and has used the
2 money for scholarships to students in Arthur and Lovington; one
3 scholarship has been given to Arthur schools every year for 10
4 years and three scholarships to Lovington; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Trower has worked with the 5th and 6th grade
6 students in Arthur; they start in February and have their own
7 lab and grow their own plants; they plant potatoes, corn,
8 tomatoes, etc., and they help take care of them in the summer;
9 every Wednesday the teacher and some of the kids show up and
10 help keep the lab clean; they also harvest the vegetables;
11 Lawrence gives produce to the food banks and vegetables to the
12 Tabernacle Church in Sullivan to help 27 families; he loves
13 working with the community and the students; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Lawrence "Slats" and Jane Trower have 3 daughters,
15 Cheryl Ann (Trower) Jackson (married to Daniel Jackson), Connie
16 Jo (Trower) Armer (married to John S. Armer), and Cindy Renee
17 (Trower) Helton (married to Steve Helton); Mr. and Mrs. Trower
18 have 6 grandchildren: Tamara Sowers, Daniel Scott Jackson, Keri
19 Elizabeth Jackson, Matthew Lawrence Jackson, Jared John Armer,
20 and Jodi Michelle Herbord; Mr. and Mrs. Trower have 13 great
21 grandchildren: Cherode Danielle Sowers, Drew Jeffrey Hopper,
22 Chase Heston Jackson, Drake Anthony Jackson, Lainey Elizabeth
23 Jackson, Ridge Daniel Jackson, Cole Matthew Jackson, Elizabeth
24 Jo Herbord, Judd Michael Sowers, Riley Grace Jackson, Lexi
25 Elizabeth Sowers, Claire Evelyn Jackson, and Wyatt Paul
26 Jackson; therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 we congratulate Lawrence "Slats" Trower on winning the 2005
30 Humanitarian Award of the Association of Commerce of Arthur,
31 Illinois; and be it further
 
32     RESOLVED, That that a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to Lawrence Trower as an expression of our respect
2 and esteem.