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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of A. Malcolm Layson of Waukegan, who passed |
4 | | away on May 15, 2017; and |
5 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson was born on the family farm in |
6 | | Waterloo, Indiana to Royal and Elma on September 10, 1920; he |
7 | | served in the United States Navy as a diesel mechanic in the |
8 | | Ellice Islands in the Pacific during World War II and painted |
9 | | many pictures of the war and island life; upon his return from |
10 | | the war, he attended art school in Chicago; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson worked for a short time as an |
12 | | artist for Abbott Labs; he formed Layson Productions Unlimited |
13 | | in Waukegan; he also taught art at the College of Lake County |
14 | | and exhibited his work in many venues, including the Art Fair |
15 | | on the Square in Lake Forest; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson was a long-time member of the Lake |
17 | | County Art League and the Five to Show exhibition group; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Malcolm Layson enjoyed staying at the cabin he |
19 | | built in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he painted many |
20 | | beautiful scenes and fished; and
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