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92_SR0438
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Senate has learned with sadness of the death
3 of one of this State's most gifted trial lawyers, Mr. Forrest
4 L. Tozer of Flossmoor, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, A member of the Chicago law firm of Lord,
6 Bissell and Brook since 1951, Mr. Tozer combined skilled
7 courtroom advocacy with unquestioned legal scholarship during
8 a career that brought him well-deserved acclaim and that
9 heightened the prestige to his firm; and
10 WHEREAS, Born October 29, 1922, in Morganstown, West
11 Virginia, to the Reverend and Mrs. Aiden Tozer, he moved in
12 his youth with his family to the Chicago area and graduated
13 from Morgan Park High School, where he was voted "Most
14 Popular Boy"; Mr. Tozer received his undergraduate and law
15 degrees from the University of Chicago; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Tozer joined the United States Marine Corps
17 during World War II and returned to active duty during the
18 Korean War, when he attained the rank of lieutenant and
19 earned the Purple Heart for wounds he suffered during the
20 Battle of the "Frozen Chosin" Reservoir; a gifted athlete, he
21 was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps baseball team and a
22 combat swimming instructor; and
23 WHEREAS, After having practiced law with the United
24 States Justice Department, Mr. Tozer joined Lord, Bissell and
25 Brook in 1951 as an associate, then was a partner from 1959
26 until 1989, at which time he became "of counsel"; and
27 WHEREAS, Throughout his professional life, Mr. Tozer
28 devoted his efforts not only to his clients but also to the
29 mentoring of young attorneys, who greatly benefited from his
30 considerable knowledge, guidance, and sense of humor; and
31 WHEREAS, Known to his family and friends as "Bud", Mr.
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1 Tozer married the former Rosemary Peacock in 1946, and
2 together they shared the joys and challenges of raising four
3 wonderful children, Elizabeth Christine Tozer, Paul William
4 (Kimberly) Tozer, Judith Ann (John) Bardis, and Thomas Aiden
5 (Lori Cerone) Tozer and experienced the pleasures of nine
6 lively grandchildren; he was a member of Flossmoor Community
7 Church; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
9 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mark with sorrow
10 the passing of Mr. Forrest L. Tozer, noting the loss to the
11 legal profession of one of Illinois' most accomplished and
12 respected practitioners, and that we express our sincere
13 sympathy to all who were privileged to know him; and be it
14 further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family of Mr. Forrest L. Tozer, the law firm
17 of Lord, Bissell and Brook, and the Flossmoor Community
18 Church.