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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of William "Bill" Franz of Crystal Lake, who
4		passed away on April 12, 2015; and
5		WHEREAS, Bill Franz was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 3,
6		1930; 2 years later, at the height of the Great Depression, his
7		family moved to Crystal Lake; he graduated from Crystal Lake
8		Community High School in 1948 and was his senior class
9		President; he attended the University of Michigan, where he
10		competed on the swim team for 2 years before service in the
11		United States Air Force during the Korean War interrupted his
12		studies; during his military service, he learned to speak
13		Russian and later obtained a commission as a Second Lieutenant
14		before being discharged at the war's end; and
15		WHEREAS, Bill Franz worked constantly throughout his
16		lifetime, holding a succession of 53 different jobs before he
17		turned 30; he graduated from Chicago Kent Law School in 1959
18		and embarked on his 54th job, his law career; and
19		WHEREAS, Bill Franz played a leading role in Crystal Lake's
20		residential and commercial development; he often served as a
21		public advocate, as when his firm contested in court and won a
22		judgment in the 1980s against a proposed new landfill in

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1		McHenry County by a large company with a checkered
2		environmental record; and
3		WHEREAS, Bill Franz was preceded in death by his parents;
4		his 4 brothers; and his sister; and
5		WHEREAS, Bill Franz is survived by his wife of 52 years,
6		Jane; his 2 sisters, Bonnie Franz Ogden and Sandy Franz
7		Reynolds; his 4 children, David Franz, Julie McConnell, Liz
8		Franz, and Sue Soden; and his 7 grandchildren, Katherine and
9		Alex Franz, Emma and Isabel Soden, and Lucia, Carly, and Paige
10		McConnell; therefore, be it
11		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
12		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
13		William "Bill" Franz, and extend our sincere condolences to his
14		family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
15		further
16		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17		presented to the family of Bill Franz as an expression of our
18		deepest sympathy.