Illinois HR 675: MEMORIAL-GEORGE A. LANXON

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HR0675LRB104 20860 RMO 34500 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of George 

4A. Lanxon of Fairview Heights, who passed away on February 8, 

52026; and

6 WHEREAS, George Lanxon was born to George N. and Hazel 

7(Rujawitz) Lanxon in East Saint Louis on July 23, 1932; he 

8served in the Korean War as a member of the United States Army; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, George Lanxon sold steel pilings for L.B. Foster 

11Company in Saint Louis, Missouri and later formed his own 

12business, George A. Lanxon Piling Sales, Inc., which supplied 

13steel pilings for bridge construction; and

14 WHEREAS, George Lanxon served as mayor of the City of 

15Fairview Heights from 1979 to 1995; he was instrumental in the 

16formation of the 911 emergency system and was a former 

17chairman of the City's Board of Fire and Police Commissioners 

18and the East-West Gateway Council of Governments; and

19 WHEREAS, George Lanxon was a charter member of the 

20Fairview Heights Rotary Club and a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow; 

21he was a member of such community organizations as the 

HR0675- 2 -LRB104 20860 RMO 34500 r

1Salvation Army Board and the BackStoppers; and

2 WHEREAS, George Lanxon will be remembered for his 

3leadership, friendship, and ability to bring people together 

4and will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and the City 

5he loved; and

6 WHEREAS, George Lanxon was preceded in death by his 

7parents and his sister, Joan (Tom) Lonergan; and

8 WHEREAS, George Lanxon is survived by his wife, Barbara J. 

9"Bobbie" (Gavett) Lanxon; his children, Michael (Judith) 

10Lanxon, Julie Gaskin, and Kevin Lanxon; seven grandchildren; 

11ten great-grandc