SR0259 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Barry Lakin of Carlinville, who passed away on May 23, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born April 22, 1941 in Granite City, the son of David and Anna (Scott) Lakin; he married Donna C. Karrick in Carlinville on February 14, 1981; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from Mt. Olive High School with the class of 1959; he worked for the State of Illinois in the Secretary of State division in Springfield; he accepted the position of drivers license examiner and was transferred to the Carlinville office; and he retired in January of 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of the Carlinville Moose Club and Masonic Lodge; he served as the Macoupin County Republican Central Committee Chairman until March of 2010; he loved to garden, tinker on small engines and lawn mowers, and was a great story teller; he cherished his dog "Izzie"; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife; and his grandchildren, Jeremiah Costello, Jamie Lynn Neely, Nathan Rettig, and Mandy Lee Eddleman; and

WHEREAS, Barry Lakin is survived by his son, Stephen (Teresa) Springman; his daughter, Katheryn (Kenneth) Stroup; his daughter, Carol Ann (Dan) Dawning; his daughter, Deborah Lynn (Kirk) Lockwood; his daughter, Lisa Gay (Russell) Jones; his son, Michael James (Shirley) Springman; his son, Vernon Springman; and his daughter, Carrie L. Lakin-Rhodes (Randy Foster); his brother, Jerry Lakin (Donna Carol); his brother, Tracy Lakin; his sister, Yevon Mathis (Brandon); his sister, Mary Hamby; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

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

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