Full Text of HR1545 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
A.L. | 4 | | Lukens of West Frankfort, who passed away on May 25, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens was born on October 14, 1925, in | 6 | | Herrin; his parents were Noel and Golda Lukens; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1944, A.L. Lukens left Herrin High School to | 8 | | join the United States Air Force in order to serve his country; | 9 | | he subsequently returned to join the family business, Bonifield | 10 | | Bros. Truck Line, where he served until he ended his career | 11 | | there as vice president/general manager; he then began a new | 12 | | career in sales with Hulbert Oil, serving there until his | 13 | | retirement as sales manager; after retirement, he continued | 14 | | working at Hulbert Oil as a consultant until he was 78 years | 15 | | old; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens was a proud resident of West | 17 | | Frankfort; after moving there in 1950, he quickly became | 18 | | involved in the community through the Jaycees, where he served | 19 | | as president and state vice president, and as a volunteer | 20 | | fireman, where he made many lifelong friends; he served as | 21 | | president of the West Frankfort Park Board and was instrumental | 22 | | in obtaining a grant to pave the roads through the park; he |
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| 1 | | served as president of Franklin County Country Club for 5 | 2 | | years; in recent years, he became re-involved in the community | 3 | | as an advocate for bringing Home Rule to West Frankfort and by | 4 | | obtaining funds from the state to beautify the interstate | 5 | | exchange with flowers; he also served as chairman of the Long | 6 | | Range Planning Committee; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, At the age of 45, A.L. Lukens became a student of | 8 | | golf and loved playing the game until he was around 80; as a | 9 | | hobby, he built golf clubs for many people, including his | 10 | | grandsons and his 18-month-old great-grandson, Colton; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens lived on Candy Cane Lane and was a | 12 | | founder of the annual Christmas tradition; he and his neighbors | 13 | | brought joy to thousands for the past 25 years by covering his | 14 | | roof and yard with lights; his favorite display was "It's a | 15 | | Small World After All"; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens enjoyed traveling to see his kids and | 17 | | grandkids, watching his investments, learning how to use his | 18 | | computer, and taking pride in his beautiful green yard; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens was preceded in death by his parents | 20 | | and his mother-in-law, Billie Hestand; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, A.L. Lukens is survived by his wife, Dorothy; his |
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| 1 | | daughter, Sally (Tim) Barber; his son, Allen (Luke) Lukens; his | 2 | | sisters and their husbands, Jan and Charlie Blaylock and Kay | 3 | | and Joe Howell; his grandchildren, Brett, Ben, and Adam Barber | 4 | | and Leah and Lindsay Lukens; and his great-grandson, Colton | 5 | | Christian Barber; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of A.L. | 9 | | Lukens; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of A.L. Lukens as an expression of our | 12 | | sympathy.
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