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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Bill G. Colburn of Jacksonville, Illinois, who passed away
5 on March 21, 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Bill Colburn was born in Chandlerville, Illinois
7 on May 3, 1929; his parents were Charles Glenwood and
8 Florence Blair Colburn; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Colburn was a graduate of Virginia High
10 School, Northwestern University, and the Northwestern
11 University Law School in 1952; since 1956 he practiced law in
12 the city of Jacksonville; he founded Lincoln-Douglas Savings
13 and Loan with his father in 1962; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Colburn was a veteran of the United States
15 Air Force, serving during the Korean War; he was president of
16 the Cass County Abstract Company and was a member of the
17 Morgan County Bar Association, the Jacksonville Elks Club,
18 American Legion Post 279, and VFW Post 1379; and
19 WHEREAS, The passing of Bill G. Colburn will be deeply
20 felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his son,
21 Charles (wife, Lynn) Colburn; his daughter, Linda (husband,
22 Art Tustin) Colburn; his two grandchildren; and his partner,
23 Jane Hadden; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
26 of Bill Colburn and offer our sympathies at this time; and be
27 it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to the family of Bill G. Colburn.