SR0079 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Irmil H. "Monty" Montgomery of Hinsdale, who passed away on January 22, 2011; and

WHEREAS, He was born March 12, 1918, in La Harpe; he volunteered for service during World War II and served with the Army Air Corps, where he learned to teach pilots to fly with instruments using the Link Trainer; and

WHEREAS, After the war he worked for Trans World Airlines and later started his own business, Aviation Training Enterprises in 1947; the business grew, with offices being added at the Midway, O'Hare, and DuPage Airports; the business later became known as ATE-American Flyers and today is known as American Flyers, with offices across the United States; Mr. Montgomery retired from the business in the 1990s; and

WHEREAS, He was one of the founding members of the Salt Creek Club; he played tennis for many years; he was a member of the Ruth Lake Country Club and the Hinsdale Golf Club, where he loved to golf; he was also an avid bridge player and played regularly at the Graue Mill Country Condominium club house; and

WHEREAS, He had lived at the Graue Mill Country Condominium since 1979; and

WHEREAS, Irmil Montgomery is survived by his daughter, Sandra (David) Hadley; his grandchildren, Todd, Jill, and Jeff Harrington; his brother, Arthur Montgomery; his sister, Erva Wilson; his nephews, Scott and Courtney Wilson; and his step-granddaughter, Nina Hadley; therefore, be it

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

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Irmil Montgomery as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.