Bill Text: IL SR1571 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Bruce Lind.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1571 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1571-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 John Bruce Lind, who passed away on June | ||||||
4 | 1, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Lind was born on October 3, 1941 in Hibbing, | ||||||
6 | Minnesota and was raised in southwest Minneapolis; he married | ||||||
7 | Carla Corty in 1965; after marrying, he and his wife relocated | ||||||
8 | to Decatur before moving to Oak Park, where they raised their | ||||||
9 | family; and
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10 | WHEREAS, John Lind graduated from the University of | ||||||
11 | Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in business; and
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12 | WHEREAS, John Lind was employed in agri-business for 30 | ||||||
13 | years; he spent the last 25 years of his career as a member and | ||||||
14 | commodity futures trader of the Chicago Board of Trade; in | ||||||
15 | 1996, he and his wife retired to their farm in rural | ||||||
16 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin; and
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17 | WHEREAS, After retiring, John Lind quickly became immersed | ||||||
18 | in community service, becoming President of the local Habitat | ||||||
19 | for Humanity chapter and serving on the boards of the Iowa | ||||||
20 | County Area Economic Development Corporation, the Dodgeville | ||||||
21 | Historic Preservation Committee, Community Action Ventures, |
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1 | the Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, and the Hodan Center; | ||||||
2 | in 1999, he was elected to the Dodgeville Town Board, where he | ||||||
3 | served for 5 years; he also served on the Iowa County Board | ||||||
4 | from 2004 to 2010; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John Lind was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
6 | Knute (Kenneth) Lind and Christine (Coduti) Lind; and
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7 | WHEREAS, John Lind is survived by his wife of 48 years, | ||||||
8 | Carla; 3 children, Christopher Lind (Carol Metcalfe), Jeremy | ||||||
9 | Lind (Dana Limberg), and Brindi Melton; 4 grandchildren, | ||||||
10 | Cameron Lind, Elizabeth Lind, Zeke Limberg and Fischer Lind; a | ||||||
11 | sister, Joanne Hohman (David); a brother, Richard Lind (Mali); | ||||||
12 | a brother-in-law, William Corty (Diane); 2 sisters-in-law, | ||||||
13 | Cynthia Corty (Doug Rockne) and Julianne Corty; his best friend | ||||||
14 | of 40 years, David Clements (Cynthia); and many nieces, | ||||||
15 | nephews, friends, and neighbors; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
17 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
18 | family and friends, mourn the passing of John Bruce Lind; and | ||||||
19 | be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of John Lind as an expression of our | ||||||
22 | sympathy.
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