HR0902 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ellis A. Flaws, who passed away on February 19, 2012; and

WHEREAS, He was born on March 7, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ellis Gordon and Mary Louis Ashworth Flaws; he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1953; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army for 2 years; he was a long-time agent for State Farm Insurance; and he was very committed to working with the Boy Scouts; and

WHEREAS, He served as a precinct captain from 1956 until his passing and was elected President of the Rich Township Republicans for 2 terms; he was elected and served as Township Constable; he was elected Rich Township Highway Commissioner in 1961, and served for 2 subsequent terms; in 1989, he was elected Township Trustee and served 4 terms; and

WHEREAS, He was a founding member of the Crawford Countryside Civic Association and served as President for many years; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Crawford Countryside Civic Association, helped form the Crawford Countryside Sanitary District, as well as serving on the Board as Trustee and as President; he was an active member of the Lions Club, the Matteson Chamber of Commerce, the Rich Township Republican organization, and Trinity Evangelical Covenant Church in Oak Lawn; and

WHEREAS, Ellis Flaws was the beloved husband of Lois M., nee Kreml; the loving father of Jeffrey (Abigail DeMuth) Flaws and Rebecca Flaws; the cherished brother of Norma (the late James) Fisher, Mary (Richard) Jackson, and the late Gordon Flaws and Sylvia (William) Corey; and the dear uncle of W. David Burdett, James Fisher, Scott Wheeler, William Corey, Jodi Corey, Larry Corey, Peter Eichmiller, and Phil Eichmiller; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Ellis Flaws; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Ellis Flaws as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.