Bill Text: IL SR0854 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Roger W. Carlson of Deerfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0854 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0854-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Roger W. Carlson of Deerfield, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on August 1, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Roger Carlson was born in Minnesota on May 27, | ||||||
6 | 1928 and grew up in Edina; he served in the United States Army | ||||||
7 | from 1946 to 1948 and attended the University of Minnesota; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Roger Carlson worked in advertising sales, most | ||||||
9 | notably with Fortune, National Geographic, and Parade | ||||||
10 | magazines; in 1979, he opened Bookman's Alley in a warehouse | ||||||
11 | off Sherman Avenue in Evanston; he built the shop into a | ||||||
12 | sprawling complex filled with books, antiques, and artwork; he | ||||||
13 | closed the store in 2013 after more than 33 years in business; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Roger Carlson is survived by his wife, Deborah; | ||||||
16 | his children, Jeffrey (Marcia) Carlson, Ann (Clifford) Miller, | ||||||
17 | Leslie Carlson-Magee, and Susan and Gregory Carlson; his | ||||||
18 | grandchildren, Kyle McAfee, Dillon (Ashley) McAfee, Lee | ||||||
19 | (Andrew) Rizzo, Clinton, Kevin, and Jay Magee, Michael and | ||||||
20 | Katherine Carlson, and Drew and Woody Miller; and his | ||||||
21 | great-grandchildren, Zeyda, Frances, and Charlotte; therefore, | ||||||
22 | be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Roger W. Carlson, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Roger Carlson as an expression of | ||||||
8 | our deepest sympathy.
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