Bill Text: IL HR1064 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mark W. Harlow of Kinsman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR1064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1064-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark W. | ||||||
| 4 | Harlow of Kinsman, who passed away on April 19, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow was born in Streator on July 30, 1954; | ||||||
| 6 | he grew up on his family's farm, where he grew corn and raised | ||||||
| 7 | sheep as part of his 4-H and FFA projects; he continued to help | ||||||
| 8 | on the family farm before retiring from farming in 2017; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow attended Kinsman Grade School and | ||||||
| 10 | Mazon High School; he later married Doreen Mills in Dwight on | ||||||
| 11 | August 19, 1989; together, the couple had two children, Kaitlyn | ||||||
| 12 | and Perry; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow was a longtime public official in | ||||||
| 14 | Grundy County; he served as Mayor of Kinsman for 30 years; he | ||||||
| 15 | also served as the Highland Township Road Commissioner; in | ||||||
| 16 | addition, he was a member of the Grundy County Farm Bureau and | ||||||
| 17 | was a volunteer firefighter with the Verona-Kinsman Fire | ||||||
| 18 | Department; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow will be remembered as someone who | ||||||
| 20 | would answer the phone at any time of night to help clear a | ||||||
| 21 | flooded road or a neighbor's driveway after a big snow; he | ||||||
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| 1 | loved his International Harvester and Farmall H tractors, as | ||||||
| 2 | well as snowmobiling with family and friends; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow was preceded in death by his father, | ||||||
| 4 | Elmer; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mark Harlow is survived by his wife, Doreen; his | ||||||
| 6 | children, Kaitlyn and Perry; his mother, Ruth; and his sisters, | ||||||
| 7 | Sandy and Sharon; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 10 | mourn the passing of Mark W. Harlow and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 11 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 12 | him; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Mark Harlow as an expression of our | ||||||
| 15 | deepest sympathy.
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