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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 Lester Charles Larson of Cleveland, who |
| 4 | | passed away on October 15, 2018; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lester Larson was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa to |
| 6 | | Kenneth and Hazel VanKlaveren Larson on October 12, 1932; he |
| 7 | | was a veteran of the United States Navy; he married Lillian |
| 8 | | Bekerian in Boston, Massachusetts on July 3, 1955; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lester Larson worked as a welder for many years; |
| 10 | | he was later employed as a foreman at John Deere Harvester |
| 11 | | Works and installed HVAC in his spare time; after retiring from |
| 12 | | John Deere, he worked with his sons at their arms manufacturing |
| 13 | | business, Rock Rover Arms, in Colona; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Fondly referred to as "Kong" due to his size, |
| 15 | | Lester Larson was a member of the Colona American Legion Post |
| 16 | | 1233, where he was a commander, helped add on to the building |
| 17 | | after a fire, and volunteered his time as a cook; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lester Larson enjoyed fishing and mushroom |
| 19 | | hunting, as well as picking wild black raspberries and farming |
| 20 | | sweet corn; he also enjoyed entertaining his family and |
| 21 | | friends; he was an avid sports fan, and cheered on the Chicago |
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| 1 | | Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and, back to his "Bostonian" roots, |
| 2 | | the New England Patriots; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lester Larson was preceded in death by his |
| 4 | | parents; his son Mark Larson; and his brother, Herman Larson; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lester Larson is survived by his wife, Lillian; |
| 7 | | his children, Linda (Jim) White, Lisa (Gary) Sides, Mike |
| 8 | | (Debbie Tyner) Larson, and Chuck (Melissa) Larson; his |
| 9 | | grandchildren, Chad, Jennie, Matt, Jeremy, Sara, Katie, |
| 10 | | Kenneth, Kassandra, Kyle, Jake, Trenton, and Logan; his |
| 11 | | great-grandchildren, Kaya, Gage, Paige, Bradlee, Elyn, |
| 12 | | Kinsley, Brinley, and Maddison; therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Lester Charles Larson and extend our sincere condolences to his |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Lester Larson as an expression of |
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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