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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | were saddened to learn of the death of Judge LaVerne A. Dixon, | ||||||
| 4 | who died on August 10, 2004 at the age of 94; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Through his leadership, dedication, and | ||||||
| 6 | professionalism, Judge Dixon personified the nobility of | ||||||
| 7 | public service; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, As a life-long resident of Lake County, Judge | ||||||
| 9 | Dixon, along with his family, became a vital component of the | ||||||
| 10 | community; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Judge Dixon was committed to the concept of | ||||||
| 12 | education; after his graduation from Lake Forest College, Judge | ||||||
| 13 | Dixon served as the principal of Lake Villa Grade School and | ||||||
| 14 | then taught social science at Warren Township High School, | ||||||
| 15 | where he met his fellow teacher and future wife, Ruth Olsson, | ||||||
| 16 | to whom he remained married for 68 years; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, During the years surrounding World War II, Judge | ||||||
| 18 | Dixon served his country as a Special Agent for the Federal | ||||||
| 19 | Bureau of Investigation; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, After graduating from The John Marshall Law School | ||||||
| 21 | in Chicago in 1935, Judge Dixon committed himself to the | ||||||
| 22 | practice of law; and | ||||||
| 23 | WHEREAS, After a successful career in private legal | ||||||
| 24 | practice, Judge Dixon turned his attention to service on the | ||||||
| 25 | bench; he was elected Probate Judge of Lake County in 1962, he | ||||||
| 26 | was elected Judge of the Circuit Court of the 19th Judicial | ||||||
| 27 | Circuit in 1964, and he served as Chief Judge of that Court | ||||||
| 28 | before his retirement from the bench in 1976; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Judge Dixon mentored and | ||||||
| 2 | inspired countless legal professionals, public servants, and | ||||||
| 3 | members of the community; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, During his legal career, Judge Dixon served as a | ||||||
| 5 | board member and as the first Chairman of the Lake County Water | ||||||
| 6 | District and as a board member of the Village of Gurnee and of | ||||||
| 7 | the Warren Township High School; additionally, Judge Dixon | ||||||
| 8 | contributed significantly to a number of civic and charitable | ||||||
| 9 | organizations; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Judge Dixon's death is a grievous loss to all who | ||||||
| 11 | knew and loved him, particularly his wife, Ruth; his sons and | ||||||
| 12 | daughters-in-law John and Sharon Dixon and Lowell and | ||||||
| 13 | Mariclaire Dixon; his sister Ethel Quedenfeld; his brother and | ||||||
| 14 | sister-in-law, Robert and Jeanne Dixon; and his four | ||||||
| 15 | grandchildren and great-grandchild; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Honor and duty were his hallmarks, and his every | ||||||
| 17 | endeavor was characterized by a commitment to serve his | ||||||
| 18 | community, his State, and his fellow man; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our profound | ||||||
| 21 | sorrow at the death of Judge LaVerne A. Dixon, that we join | ||||||
| 22 | with his fellow citizens in mourning the loss of this exemplary | ||||||
| 23 | public servant, and that, to his bereaved family, we extend our | ||||||
| 24 | heartfelt sympathy; and be it further
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| 25 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 26 | presented to the family of Judge LaVerne A. Dixon along with | ||||||
| 27 | our sincerest condolences.
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