SR0827 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Edgar W. Pigg of Lake Bluff, who passed away on May 17, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Edgar Pigg was born on February 19, 1926, in Dade City, Florida; he was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and had lived in Lake Bluff since 1966; and

WHEREAS, After high school, Edgar Pigg enlisted in the United States Navy, serving on the USS Satago during World War II; in 1951, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville; and

WHEREAS, Edgar Pigg had a long and distinguished career in auto sales; he began his career with Studebaker and later became the owner of a Volkswagen dealership in Waukegan; in 1985, he retired and soon after joined his longtime friend in business at J.C. Forney and Co. Real Estate in Libertyville; and

WHEREAS, Edgar Pigg was a former member of the Lake Bluff Police Commission and past president of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce; he was involved in the Lake County Chaplaincy Program, the Ralph Smith Foundation, and many aspects of the Methodist Church; he was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Lake Bluff and served on the board of the United Methodist Foundation; he was a very active rotarian, past president of the Waukegan Rotary Club, and district governor for #6440 from 1985 to 1986; he was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow; he was also a member of the Lake Bluff American Legion Post #510 and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity; and

WHEREAS, Edgar Pigg was preceded in death by his parents, C.E. and Noi Pigg, and his brothers, Eugene and Robert; and

WHEREAS, Edgar Pigg is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Henrietta Pigg; his children, Katherine (Fred) Boebel III, Edgar (Barbara) Pigg, Jr., and David (Marguerite) Pigg; his grandchildren, Frederick IV, Katherine, Carolyn, Robert, David Jr., and Emma; his sisters, Mary Hartnett and Addie Martin; and his many 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 Edgar W. Pigg; and be it further

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