SR1571 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of John Bruce Lind, who passed away on June 1, 2014; and

WHEREAS, John Lind was born on October 3, 1941 in Hibbing, Minnesota and was raised in southwest Minneapolis; he married Carla Corty in 1965; after marrying, he and his wife relocated to Decatur before moving to Oak Park, where they raised their family; and

WHEREAS, John Lind graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in business; and

WHEREAS, John Lind was employed in agri-business for 30 years; he spent the last 25 years of his career as a member and commodity futures trader of the Chicago Board of Trade; in 1996, he and his wife retired to their farm in rural Dodgeville, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, After retiring, John Lind quickly became immersed in community service, becoming President of the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and serving on the boards of the Iowa County Area Economic Development Corporation, the Dodgeville Historic Preservation Committee, Community Action Ventures, the Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, and the Hodan Center; in 1999, he was elected to the Dodgeville Town Board, where he served for 5 years; he also served on the Iowa County Board from 2004 to 2010; and

WHEREAS, John Lind was preceded in death by his parents, Knute (Kenneth) Lind and Christine (Coduti) Lind; and

WHEREAS, John Lind is survived by his wife of 48 years, Carla; 3 children, Christopher Lind (Carol Metcalfe), Jeremy Lind (Dana Limberg), and Brindi Melton; 4 grandchildren, Cameron Lind, Elizabeth Lind, Zeke Limberg and Fischer Lind; a sister, Joanne Hohman (David); a brother, Richard Lind (Mali); a brother-in-law, William Corty (Diane); 2 sisters-in-law, Cynthia Corty (Doug Rockne) and Julianne Corty; his best friend of 40 years, David Clements (Cynthia); and many nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of John Lind as an expression of our sympathy.