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91_SR0209
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Timothy Swain of Peoria, Illinois;
4 Mr. Swain was born in Benton on August 20, 1909 and married
5 Katherine Cynthia Altorfer on October 3, 1936; she preceded
6 him in death; and
7 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain was a 1931 graduate of the
8 University of Illinois, and a 1933 graduate of the College of
9 Law; while at the U of I he served as business manager of the
10 Illio Yearbook; he was a musician and a former member of the
11 American Federation of Musicians of the AFL-CIO; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Swain began a 50 year law career in 1934;
13 after a solo career he joined the firm of Bartley and
14 Bartley; he later joined Arber, Swain & Johnson, later
15 renamed Swain, Johnson & Gard; Mr. Swain was of counsel to
16 the firm of Swain, Hartshorn & Scott in his later career; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1945 he served as corporation counsel for the
18 City of Peoria; for 36 years he served as corporation counsel
19 for R.G. LeTourneau Inc. and its successor companies; from
20 1947 to 1957 he served as co-founder and general counsel for
21 WIRL-AM; he was co-founder, president, and director of the
22 WIRL Television Co.; he was founder, vice president,
23 director, and general counsel for State Life of Illinois
24 Insurance Co. from 1959 to 1967; and
25 WHEREAS, He was the chairman of the bridge name committee
26 for the Murray M. Baker Bridge in 1958; he was a founding
27 member of the planning committee of the World Peace Through
28 Law Center in 1977; he served on the board of governors of
29 the Seventh Circuit Bar Association from 1977 to 1987; he was
30 a member of the Society of Trial Lawyers of Illinois; and was
31 a founder of Pioneer State Bank in Peoria, serving on the
32 board as president and chairman until his retirement in 1983;
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1 and
2 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain was a member of the Law Forum
3 Council, University of Illinois College of Law from 1953 to
4 1955, where he supervised the writing of Law Review articles;
5 he served on the University of Illinois board of trustees for
6 20 years, serving as president of the board from 1967 to
7 1969; he was chairman of the Merit Board, University Civil
8 Service System of Illinois from 1955 to 1968, and was elected
9 Trustee Emeritus in 1975; he was a long time member of the
10 President's Club at the University of Illinois and was the
11 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the
12 University Alumni Association; and
13 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain as president of the Peoria County
14 Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association; he
15 was the second Peoria lawyer to hold both positions; he was a
16 founding Fellow of the Illinois Bar Foundation, serving as
17 the director from 1958 to 1983; he was chairman of the
18 Illinois Bar Center Construction Committee from 1963 to 1965;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain was a lifelong Republican, serving
21 as president and national committeeman of the Young
22 Republican Organization of Illinois from 1940 to 1942; he
23 served as a member of the Legal Advisors of the Republican
24 National Committee during President Reagan's administration;
25 and
26 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain served on the board of directors
27 of Neighborhood House for 25 years; he was on the board of
28 directors of the Girl Scouts from 1950 to 1957; he was a 32nd
29 Degree Mason-Consistory-Shriner; he was a long time member of
30 the Peoria Farm Bureau and a member of the Illinois
31 Agricultural Association; and
32 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain was a former member of the Country
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1 Club of Peoria, the Creve Coeur Club, and the Chicago Club;
2 and
3 WHEREAS, Timothy Swain is survived by his daughters,
4 Nancy (John) Swain Crawford, and Cynthia Swain Davis; his
5 son, Timothy II; his 11 grandchildren; and his five
6 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9 his family and friends, the death of Timothy Swain of Peoria,
10 Illinois; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Timothy Swain.