Bill Text: IL HR0582 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lane M. Lindstrom of Pontiac.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0582 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0582-Introduced.html
| |||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lane M. | ||||||
| 4 | Lindstrom of Pontiac, who passed away on July 20,
2019; and
| ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lane Lindstrom was the only child of Laverne | ||||||
| 6 | "Lindy" and Evelyn L.
(Leimbacher) Lindstrom; he was born in | ||||||
| 7 | Joliet on September 23, 1959; he graduated from Joliet East | ||||||
| 8 | High School in 1977 and attended Joliet
Junior College; he | ||||||
| 9 | married Shelly on October 6, 1990; and
| ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Lane Lindstrom dedicated his life to his passion | ||||||
| 11 | for radio; he worked as a
broadcast engineer for over 18 radio | ||||||
| 12 | stations throughout his career; he was
employed by WSPY in | ||||||
| 13 | Plano, for whom he worked tirelessly for over 45 years; he was | ||||||
| 14 | part owner of WJEZ in Pontiac; he was also a partner of Grundy
| ||||||
| 15 | County Broadcasters, WCSJ/WJDK, in Morris; he worked | ||||||
| 16 | diligently as Chief
Engineer of WCCQ in Joliet in the 1990s and | ||||||
| 17 | for radio stations WWJTW and WAJP,
also based in Joliet; he | ||||||
| 18 | also worked passionately for
WTRX-FM Pontiac, WDND-FM in Coal | ||||||
| 19 | City, WIVR Kankakee, WSQR in Sycamore,
WLBK in DeKalb, and WOAM | ||||||
| 20 | in Peoria; and
| ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Among Lane Lindstrom's most celebrated work was | ||||||
| 22 | his Friday Afternoon Oldies
Get-Together, for which he brought | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | classic oldies back to life for his many listeners
each Friday | ||||||
| 2 | afternoon; throughout his time in radio, his extensive | ||||||
| 3 | knowledge of
the music came shining through; he provided | ||||||
| 4 | countless hours of entertainment
for listeners from all over | ||||||
| 5 | the United States who called in, messaged, and
eventually | ||||||
| 6 | became his good friends; he broadcasted on WJEZ for over 25 | ||||||
| 7 | years
and most recently on WGCY in Gibson City; his | ||||||
| 8 | extraordinary dedication and
love for his work and craft was | ||||||
| 9 | both genuine and pure; and
| ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Lane Lindstrom was a selfless man, always willing | ||||||
| 11 | to offer a hand or
speak to anyone in need; he was proud of his | ||||||
| 12 | work, his community, and his
family; he always had a song in | ||||||
| 13 | his heart and one in cue ready to play; and
| ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Lane Lindstrom's family could not have asked for a | ||||||
| 15 | better man to call husband, dad,
and papa; he left each with | ||||||
| 16 | memories that will last them a lifetime and a
music library so | ||||||
| 17 | big they will never be without a song in their hearts; in his | ||||||
| 18 | own
words, "If you do something you love, you will never work a | ||||||
| 19 | day in your life"; he
never worked a Friday; and
| ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Lane Lindstrom is survived by his wife, Shelly; | ||||||
| 21 | his daughters,
Elizabeth "Liz" (Mitch) McDonald and Allie (Bud) | ||||||
| 22 | Crane; and his grandchildren, Jack and Marie McDonald; | ||||||
| 23 | therefore, be it
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of
Lane M. Lindstrom and extend our | ||||||
| 4 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all
who knew | ||||||
| 5 | and loved him; and be it further
| ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Lane Lindstrom as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 8 | respect and esteem.
| ||||||
