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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  were  saddened  to  learn  of the death Alan
 4    Lemon of Kankakee; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Lemon was born on June 18,  1928  in  Ionia,
 6    Michigan  to  Harvey  and  Lucille  Lemon;  he graduated from
 7    Illinois State University with a B.S.  in  Education  and  an
 8    M.S.  in  Educational  Administration;  he  married  Emma Lou
 9    Opperman in 1949; and

10        WHEREAS,  He  served  in  the  United  States  Army  from
11    1954-1957 as a tactical officer and was discharged as a first
12    lieutenant; and

13        WHEREAS, He served in Grant  Park  as  superintendent  of
14    schools  from  1963  to 1979, during which he also sat on the
15    planning committees to develop  Kankakee  Community  College,
16    the  Kankakee  County  Special  Education Cooperative and the
17    Kankakee Area Career Center; he was a member of the  American
18    Association  of  School  Administrators  where  he served six
19    years on the board of directors; and

20        WHEREAS, Mr. Lemon served as Regional  Superintendent  of
21    Kankakee County Schools from 1979 to 1994; he also served two
22    years  as  president  of the Illinois Regional Superintendent
23    Association; and

24        WHEREAS, He was a charter member of the Grant Park  Lions
25    Club, serving as president twice; he was a lifelong member of
26    the Kankakee County Historical Society and member of the 20th
27    Century Club; and

28        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Lemon  was  the  recipient  of the "Harold
29    Award" for his outstanding work to  further  the  Pledge  for
30    Life program; in addition, the Kankakee County Administrators
31    Association  established  the  Alan Lemon Award in his honor,
 
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 1    and Mr. and Mrs. Lemon received the  Samaritan  of  the  Year
 2    award from Riverside Hospital in 1992; he retired as regional
 3    superintendent in 1994 to take over as the executive director
 4    of  the  Riverside  Foundation, which is the position he held
 5    until his death; and

 6        WHEREAS,  He  served   many   roles   as   an   educator,
 7    administrator, and advocate for education; and

 8        WHEREAS,  His  passing  will be deeply felt by his family
 9    and friends, especially his  wife,  Emma  Lou;  his  son  and
10    daughter-in-law,  Steve and Connie; his grandson, Eric Lemon;
11    and  his  three  step-grandchildren,   Chris   Gainey,   Kara
12    Lindquist, and Nicki Lindquist; therefore, be it

13        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
14    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
15    we  mourn the death of Alan Lemon along with all who knew and
16    loved him, and extend our sincere condolences to  his  family
17    and friends; and be it further

18        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
19    presented to the family of Alan Lemon.