SR0699 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Louis A. "Lou" Baron, who passed away on June 19, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Lou Baron was born in Toledo, Ohio on April 13, 1918; he graduated from Manley High School in Chicago in 1937; he joined the United States Army in 1940 and fought in the European Theater, earning the Bronze Star for bravery; he married Mary Waldman on March 14, 1943 and was discharged from the Army in 1945; and

WHEREAS, Lou Baron returned to Chicago after the war and began working at the Centennial Laundry Company; in 1952, he founded the City Scrap Iron Company, which he later sold and then repurchased in 2011; he founded the Acme Refining Company in 1973 with one truck and 2 employees and it has grown into a company with 450 employees and $400 million in sales; and

WHEREAS, Affectionately known to many as "Papa Lou", Lou Baron was still showing up to work in his 90s telling people what they were doing wrong; and

WHEREAS, Lou Baron received the Recycler of the Year Award in 2008 from the Illinois Recycling Association; and

WHEREAS, Lou Baron was the son of Jenny Strock; the beloved husband of Mary Baron (nee Waldman); the loving father of Larry (Mary) and Iris; the dear brother of the late Irving, Lillian, Peter, and Anne; the loving grandfather of Brett, Lindsey, and Alex; and the loving great-grandfather of Brett, Vincent, Isabella, and Calvin; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Louis A. "Lou" Baron, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

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