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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Paul F. Hoffman, who passed away on 
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December 13, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was a veteran of World War II; as a 
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member of the Army Air Corps, he served as a B-24 bomber 
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captain, leading his crew through 50 combat missions; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After World War II, Paul Hoffman attended Iowa 
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State University, earning his undergraduate degree in 
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forestry; he was awarded the first doctoral degree in plant 
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pathology in Iowa State's history; while attending college, he 
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met his future wife, Jane, whom he married in 1947; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was dedicated to the cause of plant 
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health; he served as president of Michigan Chemical; after 
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moving his family to Barrington, he joined Velsicol Chemical in 
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Chicago, becoming the company's chairman; he served as a board 
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member of Citizens for Conservation in Barrington for 10 years 
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and served as the organization's president; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was an active member in his 
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community; he served on the Barrington Plan Commission and the 
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Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals; he was also an active 
 


 






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supporter of the Boy Scouts, taking Scouts on various trips and 
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procuring land in Woodstock to be used as a camp; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was well known for his love of the 
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outdoors; he especially enjoyed taking his family to their 
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property in the Ozark Mountains, working in his yard, and 
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cutting and pruning his trees; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman was preceded in death by his wife, 
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Jane; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Paul Hoffman is survived by his children, Betsy 
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Rubak, Mark (Maureen) Hoffman, Lynn (Calvin), and Marcy (Kris) 
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Ludington; and his eight grandchildren; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Paul Hoffman; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Paul Hoffman as an expression of our 
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sympathy.